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    Biological Approach

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    1) Biological Approach The Biological approach studies the relationship between behavior and the brain and nervous system. Theorically all behavior can be related to changes in brain activity. Because brain is the processing centre that controls all complex behavior. One of the main assumptions of the biological approach is that all behavior is associated with changes in brain function. Therefore the psychopathology will occur due to changes in either the structure if related to changes in the

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    The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the theory of Cognitive Therapy for Depression. In doing so‚ I will discuss the evidence that supports the use of cognitive therapy for depression‚ the advantages and the disadvantages. The usage of cognitive therapy with children for depression and ending with the assumptions associated with the theory. Cognitive Therapy for Depression Cognitive Therapy (CT) is a form of psychotherapy that was developed by the

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    Cognitive Anthropology Tara Robertson and Duke Beasley (Note: authorship is arranged stratigraphically with the most recent author listed first) Basic Premises: Cognitive anthropology is an idealist approach to studying the human condition. The field of cognitive anthropology focuses on the study of the relation between human culture and human thought. In contrast with some earlier anthropological approaches to culture‚ cultures are not regarded as material phenomena‚ but rather cognitive organizations

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    Humanistic/Existential perspective of personality Christine Bernardo Psych 405 December 3‚ 2012 Thom Mote Humanistic/Existential perspective of personality I would like to summarize the strengths of both the humanistic and existential perspectives of personality. This will focus on strengths and examples of personalities using these theories. Both of these perspectives are part of a progressive and positive attempt to resolve upset and inhibiting behaviors to uncover the better person hiding

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    from and their effects on a patient. Addictions were once considered to be a disease but there’s more to it than that.  Two explanations in particular that can show how drugs are associated with addictions fairly well are the psychological and the biological models.  The model of addiction that is introduced as an explanation to the origins of an addiction is the Psychological model of addictions. According to (Capuzzi‚ page 6‚ 2012)‚ the Psychological

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    Evaluate Freud’s psychodynamic theory. The godfather of psychology….as he has often been termed. Perhaps he was in his time. Sigmund Freud. Born in Freiberg‚ Morovia‚ to a poor family in the year 1856. His mother was 21 at the time of his birth‚ his father was 20 years her senior. Attitudes towards sex and women were very different at this time. Sex was very much taboo‚ women were treated as second class and children had no rights. Extreme double standards were normal‚ rich men would happily

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    Biological Components

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    The biological components may be an inherited gene that was passed to this adult such as alcoholism‚ depression or anxiety. If alcoholism is in the family‚ the young adult could of inherited the gene and believes that having drinks to relax is the way to go. The effect of alcohol on the individual contributes to the drinking to excess to unwind. The biological status of the individual pertains to the biological and inherited characteristics which affect the response to the alcohol and the mood the

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    Biological Currency The objective of this lab is to figure out whether or not this money is counterfeit. We will attempt to find the information needed to prove that the money is counterfeit or not by looking at it under a microscope and by using iodine drops to compare the money’s result with the results of different items. Counterfeiting money is not a new to any country. It started when paper money was first made. Some countries attempt to counterfeit rivals money to drive their economy downward

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    decipher one’s personality. Those two are the psychoanalytic perspective and the existential/humanistic perspective. Both perspectives are equally important as they play a major role in understanding personality in different ways and explaining them as well. Freud’s psychoanalysis helps us to understand the individual’s personality from its early years right up to adulthood while existential and humanistic theorists postulate the interpretation that personality changes throughout the lifetime. The

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    INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY The psychodynamic theories that I have been studying this year have been nothing short of fascinating and as a result‚ I now view life in a very different way. I can see many of these concepts in both my own life and in my client work. I was relinquished by my mother and adopted when only a few days old and although my adoptive parents made me aware of my situation from an early age‚ I did not understand or accept the magnitude of this early life experience

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