Impulse Control Disorder General Psychology 11:00-12:15 T/H 11/29/13 What is impulse control disorder? Impulse control disorder is more than just acting on a whim. People with an impulse control disorder‚ a newer form of personality disorders‚ can’t resist the urge to do something harmful to themselves or others (Ploskin‚ 2007). People with these disorders may or may not plan the acts‚ but the acts generally fulfill their immediate‚ conscious wishes. Most people‚ however‚ find their
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Mirror Neurons are neurons that fires both when an action is being done by a person‚ animal‚ or thing and when the person or animal observes the same action performed by someone or something else. These neurons have been observed in primates. They act and “mirrors” the behavior of the other‚ as though the observer were doing the acting. Mirror neurons are considered to do many different things; it is said that they may be helpful for creating social understanding‚ giving us empathy as well as
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Impulse control disorders are conditions in which the afflicted cannot control his or her actions. Examples of Impulse control disorders include Pyromania and Kleptomania‚ the uncontrollable urge to set fire to something and the urge to steal something usually invaluable for the sheer rush of stealing‚ respectively. Both these disorders sound like excuses to illegal activities but studies show that only 5% of shoplifters can be diagnosed with Kleptomania and less that 2% of people accused of arson
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Polarization of the neuron’s membrane: cell membrane is surrounded by neurons as other cell has a membrane. If a nerve cell is not stimulated‚ the membrane is known to be polarized. For a neuron to be polarized‚ it is by maintaining excess of sodium ions on the outside of the cell and excess potassium ions on the inner part of the cell. A volume of sodium ions and potassium ions usually leaks through its channel but the sodium ions and potassium ions pumps on the membrane that restores the (k+) back
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Beauty and the Creative Impulse This essay‚ out of the three‚ was my favorite. The author had a lot of good points to support her thesis in which she stated that beauty is something integral of the world we live in; the earth that the Creator created. She also brought up the fact that sometimes we move so fast that we take beauty for granted. In this day and age‚ we live our lives in fast forward and we‚ almost literally‚ do not even attempt to stop or even slow down to smell the roses. She
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IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS Many of the self-control disorders involve disturbances in the ability to regulate an impulse - an urge to act. People with impulse control disorders act on certain impulses involving some potentially harmful behavior that they cannot resist. Impulsive behavior in and of itself is not necessarily harmful; in fact‚ we all act impulsively upon occasion. Usually our impulsive acts have no ill effects‚ but in some instances they may involve risk. Consider the following
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Neurons‚ the Basic Elements of Behavior PSY 101 16 January 2011 One of the most basic yet complex systems in the universe is the biological organism‚ with even the simplest person being considered the most intricate and advanced biological entity alive. Each person’s actions are controlled by the brain‚ which when broken down to the simplest explanation is essentially the most advanced computer in the world and just like a standard home computer the brain is made up of several pieces to function
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CORE 105 Aesthetics: The Artistic Impulse Study Guide Chapter Six: Theatre GENRES • What are the five GENRES of theatre? Describe them. 1.The first genre of theatre is tragedy. Tragedy is what happens when humans try to justify themselves. Their destruction in the attempt creates a wrong or an evil in their surroundings. Tragedy is a play with an unhappy ending. 2. The second genre of theatre is comedy. Comedy deals with light or amusing subjects or serious and profound subjects in a light
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Biological Roots of Crime and From Neurons to Neighborhoods‚ followed by my reaction to both books. Comparison Both books primarily used Caucasian people in their studies. Shonkoff and Phillips (2010) explain how future regulation behaviors depend on previous connections between babies and their keepers. The participants for the infant sleep pattern studies mainly consisted of Dutch and North American Caucasian mothers. Another study conducted by the authors of From Neurons to Neighborhood also focused
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group led by a tour guide? Some people prefer to travel all by themselves. But i think the best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. When i travel in a group led by a tour guide‚ i don’t have to worry about when‚ how long to travel‚ which places to go to. I also don’t have to worry about the local language and customs. The only thing i have to worry is enjoying myself. Firstly‚ i don’t have to worry about when or how long to travel. I only have to choose where i want to go and look
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