University of Phoenix Material Biological Psychology Worksheet Answer the following questions in short-essay format. Be prepared to discuss your answers. 1. What is biological psychology? Biological psychology‚ or biopsychology‚ is a field in which the mind-body connection is explored through scientific research and clinical practice. Researchers in this field study the biological basis of thoughts‚ emotions and behaviors 2. What is the historical development of biological psychology
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can have a prolonged effect. It is not exactly known what precisely causes anxiety disorders to occur‚ but according to the National Institute of Mental Health‚ the amygdala and hippocampus might be largely involved in the process. The amygdala could be what is alerting the body to the threat of danger‚ and the hippocampus could be what is committing the fear of whatever the stimuli was to memory‚ thus creating a sort of loop where the body associates fear to whatever caused the initial response‚
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for degradation with ubiquitin‚ and therefore the failure of proteasomes to recognize and digest them. This particularly affects the hippocampus and cerebellum‚ where the maternal allele is almost completely exclusive. This in turn causes the characteristic physiological symptoms of the disease‚ including difficulty converting short to long term memory (hippocampus)‚ motor‚ language‚ and attention span difficulties (cerebellum). Gene mutations correlate to the least affected patients‚ and chromosomal
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Lecture 12-Mechanisms of drugs Question 1 TCAs-Tricyclic antidepressants Blocks reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin ie they linger for longer in the synapse and interact with receptors longer SSRIs-Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Block only serotonin (not NE) reuptake MAOIs-Monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors (MAOIs) * Block action of MAO enzymes – presynaptic terminal has increased levels of monoamine transmitters for release * Decrease in MAO activityIncrease
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According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse‚ “almost 80% of high school students have tried alcohol” (Dowshen). These students are more likely to show serious drinking problems later in life during middle age and adulthood. People are debating that the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years is not working to stop youths from drinking alcohol. Lowering the drinking age to 18 will make alcohol more available to those that are younger to purchase and consume. Even though 18 is
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Neurodegenerative diseases is a common cause of dementia which means that the brain cells known at the neurons either are degenerating therefore the neuron die off quicker than that of the neurons of a normal aging processes. This will lead to a more decline in the persons mental health such as memory‚ language and sometimes their physical abilities all depending on which area of the brain is infected. These neurodegenerative diseases are known to us as Alzheimer’s‚ fronto-temporal dementia‚
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The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Scientific Writing June 2010 The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Introduction: Alcohol is a drug with a depressant effect. Alcohol can negatively affect your brain‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and heart. The immediate effects of alcohol consumption are delayed reflexes and slurred speech. Since it is a depressant‚ alcohol slows down your
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Academic Performance. Research paper Series Stanford Graduate University. 151–157 Brooks‚ S.J.‚ Savov V.‚ Allzén‚ E.‚ Benedict C.‚ Fredriksson‚ R.‚ Schiöth‚ HB. (2012). Exposure to subliminal arousing stimuli induces robust activation in the amygdala‚ hippocampus‚ anterior cingulate‚ insular cortex and primary visual cortex: a systematic meta-analysis of fMRI studies. Neurolmage. 2962–2973. Schlaghecken‚ F.‚ Eimer‚ M. (2004). Subliminal stimuli can bias ’free ’ choices between response alternatives. Psychonomic
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Diagnosing and Treating PTSD with the Stroop Effect Yoel Alperin Riverwood International Charter School Many studies have been conducted about the Stroop Effect and about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ however few discuss how the two are related. It’s not surprising that researchers don’t see the two as having any effect on each other and on the surface that is true. It’s hard to believe that a famous study explaining inhibition has any relation to a terrifying disorder caused by extreme trauma
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Psychology Report The effect of caffeine on long-term memory Introduction: What is caffeine? Caffeine is one of the commonly consumed or most ingested stimulant or psychoactive substance in the world‚ known for it’s effect on vigilance and alertness level (A. Smith‚ 2002) or at least perceived to jolt our tired brains‚ when consumed in normal or moderate quantity. Caffeine is available to us from various sources like coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ soft drinks and other such products. Caffeine is basically
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