58 PsychSim 5: All Stressed Out PsychSim 5: ALL STRESSED OUT Name: Sarah Bales Section: ________________________ Date: 2-11-13 This activity examines the way that psychologists conceptualize stress‚ emphasizing that stress is a biopsycho-social process. You will explore the sources of stress in your own life‚ review your body’s response to stress‚ and then learn how cognitive appraisal dramatically
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Lysis & Socrates: What is friendship? In this dialogue between Socrates‚ Lysis‚ and Lysis’ best friend Menexenus‚ Socrates is trying to show Hippothales that the way to attract attention from someone is NOT by praising them‚ but by drawing them into a philosophical discussion. He claims that praising them (especially young people) will only make them bigheaded‚ and that developing their mind & soul with deep conversation is the right way to draw their attention. Socrates shows this by starting
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the body in response to stress are responsible for most stress symptoms. The battle against the stressor is referred to as the fight-or-flight response. Recent studies suggest that females tend-and befriend in response to a stressor. They protect and nurture (tend) and turn to social networks for support (befriend). Also‚ the brain senses stress as damage to well-being and therefore sends out a signal to the body to cope. The purpose of the coping is to modify the discrepancy between the ideal (low-stress)
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hemispheres: Many men are sharply left-brain dominant‚ while women tend to be more evenly balanced between left and right-brain processing. Women are therefore thought to be slightly more intuitive‚ and sometimes better communicators. Men are often less socially adept‚ and are more task-oriented thinkers than females. 3. Relationships: Women are purported to have better communication skills and emotional intelligence than men. Women tend to be group-oriented‚ and apt to seek solutions by talking through
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Discuss the evolutionary theory of gender development (8+16 marks) The traditional picture of evolution is of a man being the hunter and a woman being the gather and child bearer. The role division may have evolved because women would have spent most of their adult life either pregnant or producing milk or both. If a woman spent time hunting this would reduce the groups reproductive success‚ hence why they are left to grow crops and make shelter and clothing to contribute. Not only does this complementary
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According to Dr. Lou Ann Brizendine‚ a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the author of‚ "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain"‚ scientists have found profound differences between male and female brains. The fact that male brains tend to have larger dorsal premammillary nucleus is one of the major differences. Women’s Brains Have Larger Mirror-Neuron System. The part of the brain that helps interpret emotional cues is larger in women than in men. This is one reason why
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strongly agree with‚ that is “everything has beauty‚ but not everyone sees it.” I believe everything has beauty but everyone else is blind not to see it. Physical features are the only detail on a person that everyone seems to care about. We‚ humans‚ tend to ignore the person’s personality simply because they are not appealing to our liking. This is why I believe this quote‚ “everything has beauty‚ but not everyone sees it”‚ is accurate. One quote I highly disagree with is‚ “It is more shameful to
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Chapter 12‚ Exam 3 Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________ 1. The definition of _____ is a negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a person’s resources or ability to cope. A) a hassle B) stress C) a stressor D) appraisal 2. Which of the following is the BEST definition of stress? A) the demands that are made on you by other people B) deadlines‚ daily hassles‚ or inconveniences C) a negative emotional state caused
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The Effects of Smoking on Adolescent Behavior and Their Ability to Perform Well in School James Grimes Eastern Kentucky University Abstract There is a considerable body of empirical research that has identified adolescent peer relationships as a primary factor involved in adolescent cigarette smoking. Despite this large research base‚ many questions remain unanswered about the mechanisms by which peers affect youths’ smoking behavior. Understanding these processes of influence is the key to
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Common Sayings and Their Moral Significance: Lessons Taught by In the Heat of the Night Introduction There are many lessons we can learn from In the Heat of the Night. The most important of these is that racism and segregation have negative effects on human well-being and social harmony. Common sayings represent people’s underlying moral codes. For example we like to say: “Appearances are deceptive.” and “What goes around comes around.” Each of the sayings below helps us to explore moral
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