Homework 1. Explain how the use of substances alters a person’s state of consciousness‚ including depressants‚ stimulants‚ and hallucinogens. Include in this explanation what happens to the neurotransmitters and body chemicals as well as how you might recognize whether a person at work or in your family is in an altered state of consciousness due to the influence of drugs. Stimulants can be used to speed up the central nervous system making a person fell more alert and aware of their surroundings
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This week I was able to start working with a Dominican 15-year-old boy dealing with difficulties with emotional regulation and anger outbursts at home and school. I really felt good about being able to speak Spanish with the mother of the client who was present during the intake process. I felt a level of comfort that would take several appointments to achieve otherwise. The clients mother mentioned that I was the first Spanish provider she has worked with. Being able to speak Spanish brought a
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This document of PSY 355 Week 2 Motivation Theories Powerpoint Presentation contains: Classical and Operant Conditioning Psychology - General Psychology PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 1 DQs PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 1 Individual Assignment: Sources of Motivation Paper PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 2 DQs PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 2 Motivation Theories Powerpoint Presentation PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 3 DQs PSY355 / PSY 355 / Week 4 Individual Assignment: Arousal‚ Behavior‚ Stress‚ and Affect Worksheet
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understanding how to increase the slope and the other options. I also found that to be the most interesting because it is neat that is how we configure the information. This lab was really informative and helpful with everything that we learned this week. It really helped me to understand photosynthesis with the increase of
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Week 1 ~ DQ #1 Why might understanding the psychology of personality be a valuable tool? It is important to understand the psychology of personality because ultimately‚ our personalities govern the way people react to us. It also helps us to understand different personality traits which can help us identify specific strengths and weaknesses. Understanding our own strengths and weaknesses and identifying others can enable us to apply managerial styles that can influence a more productive working
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1. (Monthly compounding) If you bought a $1‚000 face value CD that matured in nine months‚ and which was advertised as paying 9% annual interest‚ compounded monthly‚ how much would you receive when you cashed in your CD at maturity? PV 1000 Annual interest Rate 0.09 r 0.0075 n 9 1069.560839 Amount at Maturity: $1‚069.56 2. (Annualizing a monthly
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Theories of Emotion Shannon L. Turco PSY/240: The Brain‚ The Body‚ and The Mind: All Together Now May 2‚ 2013 April Kindall Theories of Emotion In this paper on the biopsychology theories of emotion I will briefly describe each of the theories behind Darwin‚ James-Lange‚ Cannon-Bard‚ and Limbic System emotions. I will also include the brain mechanisms that are involved with each. Writing this paper will give myself and my reader a better understanding of emotions and how they are classified
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the 20-year period from 1990 to 2010. How many are there? In what area of the country are these counties predominantly located? Make a map showing the “losing” counties. Capture the map. (Hint: Create a new layer from the selected features.) 7. Use Summarize to determine the number of counties in each state that lost population. Which three states had the most losing counties‚ and how many losing counties did each
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Biological and humanistic approaches to personality Jonathan G. Castro PSY 250 October 17‚ 2012 Andrew R. Moskowitz Biological and humanistic approaches to personality In our world there are different types of people with different types of personalities. There are many way to describe where they came from through biological or humanistic theories. In my paper I will describe biological factors that are influences to the formation to personality. I will agree to disagree with the theory of
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p Defining Abnormality Paper This paper will be about the challenges in defining and classifying normal and abnormal behavior. There are several challenges that arisen when defining and classifying normal and abnormal behavior. The challenges that will be elaborated will be situational context‚ culture‚ and mind and body. Efforts to understand‚ clarify and control challenging behaviors can be found back to more than a few years. Influences can range from age and gender to culture and situational
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