BENT STEEL My assignment is to choose a medical diagnosis on a standard medical term. Then‚ write a four page essay written in layman’s terms about the diagnosis. I chose ALS. I can give you a definition. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. I can tell you what the acronym ALS stands for. It stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. I can break the word down‚ in medical terminlogy. (A-/without‚ Myo/muscle‚ -trophic/nourishment lateral/side
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Your Name PSY 240 Axia College Instructor: Remember‚ that this is only a tutorial and you should NOT copy and paste this as your own work. It is only to help you with your own paper. Do not plagiarize as you will get into trouble with your school. Thanks and good luck! It is a pleasure and I thank you for
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According to Howard Gardner in “Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century”‚ intelligence is defined as a “biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture” (33-34). Gardner further explained it by saying that intelligences are potentials “that will or will not be activated‚ depending on the values of a particular culture‚ the opportunities available in that culture
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Fitness Effects on Older Adults A Meta-Analytic Study Abstract A meta-analytic study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that aerobic fitness training enhances the cognitive vitality of healthy but sedentary older adults. Eighteen intervention studies published between 1966 and 2001 were entered into the analysis. Several theoretically and practically important results were obtained. Most important fitness training was found to have robust but selective benefits for cognition‚ with the largest
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Psychotherapy Approaches within Treatment Lisa Rogers PSY 101 Professor Patricia Addesso March 21‚ 2011 Psychotherapy Approaches within Treatment Overwhelming events are abundantly overflowing in today’s society. Both positive and negative events affect society in numerous ways. Depending on the specific circumstances of an event‚ both personally and socially‚ a person’s emotions can alter from one emotion to another. Many people are able to manage his or her emotions with a support system
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amounts. All seven Gardner’s intelligences should be incorporated in every lesson‚ to include; linguistic‚ logical-mathematical‚ body kinesthetic‚ spatial‚ musical‚ interpersonal‚ and intrapersonal. Howard Gardner defines intelligences as “the biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture” (Gardner 23). Gardner proposes seven different intelligences to account for a more broad range of
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began studying behaviors and biological processes. There are numerous recognized psychologists that have contributed to the seven major perspectives of today’s modern psychology. These theories include: Evolutionary theory‚ sociocultural theory‚ biopsychological theory‚ psychoanalytic theory‚ cognitivism‚ humanistic theory and behaviorism. The three theories that I would like to describe‚ analyze and reflect upon are the behaviorism‚ cognitivism and psychoanalytic. The term “behaviorism” developed
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Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse; Which Came First‚ the Chicken or the Egg? Terry V. Hites Prof. Bramlage Dual Diagnosis / Co-Occurring Disorders December 6‚ 2008 Schizophrenia and substance abuse; which came first‚ the chicken or the egg? This is a greatly debated topic within families of schizophrenics that abuse alcohol. In this paper I hope to explore the prevalence of substance use with those that suffer from schizophrenia‚ the age of onset and the age of first use‚ treatment
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David Galyean Journal Article Critique April 12‚ 2011 A. Purposes of the studies 1. What were the purposes of the studies? The purpose of the primary study was to determine whether student anxiety and depression increases after college entry‚ the extent to which adverse life experiences contribute to any increases‚ and the impact of adversity‚ anxiety and depression on exam performance (Andrews‚ & Wilding‚ 2004). The purpose of the secondary study was to investigate the relationship
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known about how the brain learns. “Even as late as the 1970’s‚ developmental psychologists believed that newborn babies were not able to think.” (Churchill et al.‚ 2011‚ p.82) Research conducted in the last thirty years has shown‚ that from a neuroscientific perspective‚ learning starts around 18 days after conception. This is when neurons begin to be produced in the brain. “Neurons are integral to behaviour and learning.” (Churchill et al.‚ 2011‚ p.82) A neuron is a cell in the nervous system and
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