Outline and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia (8+16marks). It has been showed that schizophrenia has a tendency to run in different families. This implies that genes play a role. The closer the genetic relationship the more likely the people are to share the disorder. Gottesman (1991) showed that when both parents are schizophrenic‚ there is a 46% chance of the child also getting it‚ however‚ if only one parent had it‚ it dropped to 16% and dropped to a further 1% when the sibling
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Outline and evaluate one or more biological explanations of schizophrenia (8 marks AO1/16 marks AO1) Schizophrenia is classified as a mental disorder that shows profound disruption of cognition and emotion which affects a person’s language‚ perception‚ thought and sense of self. The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenic’s neurones transmitting dopamine release the neurotransmitter too easily‚ leading to the characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia. This hypothesis
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set of enzymes is essential for the breakdown of nutrients to supply energy and chemical building blocks; the assembly of those building blocks into proteins‚ DNA‚ membranes‚ cells‚ and tissues; and the harnessing of energy to power cell motility‚ neural function‚ and muscle contraction. With the exception of catalytic RNA molecules‚ or ribozymes‚ enzymes are proteins. The ability to assay the activity of specific enzymes in blood‚ other tissue fluids‚ or cell extracts aids in the diagnosis and prognosis
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Sarah Forde #7 Mrs. Wellons 9:30-10:50 MW Cause and Effect Essay Cause and Effect Essay Outline Thesis statement: In today’s society‚ it is evident that Americans have developed unhealthy diets due to lack of time‚ influenced by advertisement‚ and poor eating habits. I. People these days have very busy lifestyles A. In many family’s both parents have full time jobs and don’t have time to cook healthy meals. B. Being able to purchase fast food is much easier than having to prepare
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Importance of Healthy Eating Before and During Pregnancy •Introduction •Why maintain a healthy diet before and during pregnancy ◦Importance of a healthy diet before becoming pregnant ◦Importance of a healthy diet during pregnancy •Women at risk of poor nutrition Introduction Maintaining a healthy balanced diet is important for maintaining optimal health throughout life. For women of childbearing age‚ good nutrition is important for preparing the body for the demands of pregnancy. During
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Outline and evaluate the formation of romantic relationships (24) There are many theories for the formation of relationships‚ including reward/need satisfaction theories and the filter model. The reward/need satisfaction theory as proposed by Bryne and Clore‚ states that we form friendships and relationships to receive rewards/reinforcement from the others. Relationships provide rewards that satisfy our social needs. Rewards include things like approval‚ sex‚ status‚ love‚ money‚ respect‚ agreement
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Outline and evaluate the reasons for the growing popularity of alternative medicine Alternative medicine is a term that is used to describe medical practices that are different from accepted forms and is used instead of orthodox medicine (Hunt and Lightly‚ 1999). This term was given to these types of medical practices by the bio-medical model which reflects their power. However‚ recently it has been become ‘Complementary’ which shows the increasing acceptance of this type of medicine; this now
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Outline and evaluate the research into the effect of stress on the immune system During strenuous times‚ our body undergoes many physiological changes in order to aid our survival‚ and this is an inherited function (Canon’s ‘fight or flight’ theory). Stress in small doses‚ in fact is needed and useful to humans‚ however long term stress can take its toll on the body. The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model was developed by Selye to explain the effects of exposure to stressor. The GAS model consists
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1.3 Evaluate own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning Any roles come with own responsibilities. We have to act within professional codes which involve knowledge of the Code of Professional Practice (2008). This was introduced by the Institute for Learning‚ to cover the activities of teachers in the Lifelong Sector. The code is based on seven behaviours: Professional integrity‚ Respect‚ Reasonable care‚ Professional practice Criminal offence disclosure Responsibility during institute
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Outline explanations of prosopagnosia and evaluate research‚ including case studies. Visual agnosias is the inability to recognise familiar objects presented visually. There are two types of visual agnosias- Apperceptive agnosia and Associative agnosia. Apperceptive agnosia is the physiological type of visual agnosia‚ where it is a failure of recognition due to damaged visual perception. Associative agnosia is the developmental type. It is where perceptual ability is intact‚ but
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