Stuti Jain PSYCH 280: WRITING ASSIGNMENT #4 The Indian American Student Association on campus‚ commonly called IASA‚ recently had their cultural show at Hill Auditorium with an audience of 4000 people. The show consisted of ten dance performances portraying different regions of India and these performances were put up by a total of 240 students‚ both trained and untrained dancers‚ who had been practicing for the show for the past two months. The IASA Show is a big part of the Indian community here
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causes‚ and treatment process of a disorder • -provides a means of universal communication regarding abnormal behavior • -the product of human invention-disorders can be “constructs” • -reliability is the ability of a measuring device to produce the same result each time. • -validity is when a measurement actually measures what it is supposed to measure. 5 Axes of DSM-IV-TR o Axis I: the clinical syndromes or conditions o Axis II: personality disorders and MR o Axis III: general medical
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Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? A SAD Cycle Abstract With the beginning of fall and winter‚ come colder weather‚ shorter days and for many people a significant decline in temperament. Complaints of feeling largely blue and less energetic than usual are common. Some are able to overcome these “winter blues”‚ or sometimes known as “cabin fever”‚ and successfully carry out their normal day-to-day duties. However‚ for those whose symptoms are more numerous and more severe‚ the outcome
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DSM-IV-(TR) : Autism Spectrum Disorders Type 299.0 Autistic Disorder Type 298.0 Asperger’s Syndrome Type 298.0 Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Abstract Autism is a complex developmental disability that causes problems with social interaction and communication. Symptoms usually start before age three and can cause delays or problems in many different skills that develop from infancy to adulthood. Disorders included in the Autism Spectrum are Autistic Disorder‚ Asperger’s Syndrome
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Recently (2011) a paper was published by Christopher J. Johnson et al who discovered species of lichen that effectively degrade PrPC and PrPSC in vitro. By mixing infected and control brain homogenates with lichen extracts‚ they showed significantly reduced immunoreactivity
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Bipolar Disorder PSY/340 April 15‚ 2013 Telisha L. Chandler‚ M.S. Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood‚ associated with significant disability and high relapse rates (Proudfoot‚ et al.‚ 2009). For the purpose of this paper bipolar disorder will be discussed beginning with a description of the illness‚ then an explanation of the neurological damages or changes to the brain that can occur due to the illness. Next the possible behavioral
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Emotion: a complex psychological state or response 1) Physiological arousal 2) Expressive behaviours 3) Consciously experienced thoughts and feelings James-Lange Theory: Our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Perception of stimulus (car) arousal (pounding heart) emotion (fear) Cannon-Bard Theory: An emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the experience of emotion perception
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-innocent bystanders: when # of bystanders increase‚ altruism decreases. Diuffusion of responsibility‚ mood ‚ gender‚ appearance -difference between primary(present at birth) & secondary sex characteristics(gained through puberty) -gender identity disorder- tranys -how do we form gender beliefs in a more positive way? -androgyny: -male and female traits -how do genders differ socially? Men
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ADOLESCENT PSYCH NOTES: Adolescence? Developmental stage (between childhood and adulthood) Preparation for Adulthood/Transition Figuring out interests/goals/ planning for the future Erickson – Moratorium Gaining maturity (e.g. Neurologically; Cognitively) Social Behavioral change is result of Cognitive Development Motivational Changes as well Being able to take reality in and really begin to understand what is happening in the world. Adulthood Being Reached
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