Case Study: Phineas Gage What: Got an iron pole up through the base of his head‚ through the front brain and exited the top. So What: He was awake and showed no signs of brain damage. He only lost his left-eye vision. There was no paralysis or language problems. Though‚ his behavior changed drastically. He could not follow though with plans‚ became much more agitated and could not maintain social relationships due to impaired social abilities (pornographic language etc.). Shows that: The balance
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is neither inherently good nor evil. It is our brain development‚ upbringing‚ culture‚ and environment that determines where people are morally. There are several reasons why it cannot be argued that humans are inherently good. One reason is that oxytocin‚ a hormone found in the bloodstream‚ makes us feel empathy‚ and is found in 95% of people tested when they receive a positive social signal. If it is only found in 95% of the people they tested‚
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It’s the same hormone that’s released during sex and breast-feeding. When this hormone is released‚ it floods your entire body‚ lowering your stress and makes you feel more connected to others. Not only does oxytocin allow you to give more generously‚ but it also allows you feel more empathy for others. This feeling can last up to two hours. Workplace Giving There are many ways in which you and your employees can give back to the community. Fundraising‚ feeding
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that they were not being pay attention. Also there is no one to protect and comfort them. Oxytocin a hormone plays an important role in social relationship because it helps format the attachment. In other words‚ to form a close relationship such as friends and parents it is necessary to create that hormone. The experiment between adopted and natural mother-child had shown that natural mother-child’s oxytocin increased. However the adopted one didn’t. It also mentioned that it is not only the child
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explanations for why they are doing what they are doing”. His research has found that the brain releases a neurotransmitter and the hormone ‘oxytocin’ contributes to virtuous behaviors. According to Zak‚ “Oxytocin release makes us feel empathy and by doing so increases our sensitivity to the feelings of those around us”. At the same time those who do not have an oxytocin response tend to lack feelings of compassion and empathy. Generally we consider humans as moral species however‚ under extreme environmental
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Hunter Schauer Due: April 12‚ 2013 Informative Outline Topic: Stress General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience different types of stress and the different ways people cope with it. Thesis: From work stress to the stress of grieving there are different types of stress and different ways to cope with it. I. Introduction : Have you ever wanted to pull your hair out or just yell at someone because you have
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(POSTPARTUM) Assessment A 1‚000 ml bag of Lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of Pitocin (oxytocin) is infusing via an 18 g peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 ml per hour‚ with 300 ml remaining in the bag. The IV is patent‚ without redness or swelling‚ and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete. 1. Prior to discontinuing the IV Pitocin (oxytocin)‚ which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? [pic]A) Vital signs. [pic]B) Vaginal discharge
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Preeclampsia Sara Bishop‚ RN‚ PhD Initial History and Assessment At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1°
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Solomon E. Asch was a pioneer of social psychology; Solomon was born in Warsaw‚ Poland on September 14‚ 1907‚ came to the United States in 1920 and received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1932. Asch had explored studies in psychology dealing with gestalt‚ relation-orientated approaches to perceptions‚ association‚ learning‚ thinking‚ and metaphor. Solomon Asch’s most famous experiments had been the conformity experiment (About Solomon Asch). Conformity – the change in a person’s behavior to
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Why is attachment important? Evolutionary Morss‚ (1990) states that: “Attachment behaviour is‚ in general‚ taken to have such a strong connection with survival that its universality can only be explained by evolutionary selection.” The belief that attachment is an evolved human trait has its roots in Darwin’s theory of evolution‚ where “male–female attachment evolved primarily to sustain affiliative connections long enough to complete species-specific parental duties” (Fisher‚ 1998) and parent-child
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