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    Write a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper in which you examine clinical psychology. Introduction Clinical psychology utilizes clinical information‚ science and theory to comprehend‚ avoid‚ care for and alleviate suffering or issues that are psychologically based. In specific treatment plans it works to promote well being and health with personal growth. The main practices of clinical psychology that are most popular are psychotherapy and psychological testing. There are other aspects of the field that

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    Memory Structures Sensory memory is the shortest-term element of memory. It is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended. It acts as a kind of buffer for stimuli received through the five senses of sight‚ hearing‚ smell‚ taste and touch‚ which are retained accurately‚ but very briefly. For example‚ the ability to look at something and remember what it looked like with just a second of observation is an example of sensory memory. The stimuli detected

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    BIOLOGICAL THEORY SHANNON & SAM BIOLOGICAL THEORY (ARNOLD GESELL) The Biological (Maturational Theory) of child development was developed by a man named Arnold Gesell. Gesell’s theory was shaped by the expectations that development is based in biology‚ children alternate between good and bad years in development‚ and that body types share a connection with personality development. The Maturational Theory focuses on physical and mental development‚ and Gesell saw these developmental patterns being

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    Elizabeth has been a drug user for a long time. Her friend believe that addiction has not a biological explanation as none of her friends are addicts and they do not encourage her to take drugs. Describe and evaluate one biological explanation of drug addiction that could be used to understand Elizabeth’s drug explanation. Drug misuse causes significant changes to our neurotransmitter levels in the brain‚ and specifically levels of dopamine and serotonin. As these chemicals are both involved

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    Out of seventy-five male students only twenty-four were selected for the experiment. The twenty-four males were randomly assigned roles to either become a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was set to happen in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Professor Zimbardo‚ had high expectations for the experiment and the participants adapted to their roles well beyond what Zimbardo thought. The guards became powerful and knew that they had power over the prisoners. They took the role

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    people are aware of the influence hormones have on the behavior of a person. However‚ such hormones have also been linked to the dream process and their content. My goal through this research paper is to identify several hormones‚ naturally secreted

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    Psychology AS Level Guy Webber The Biological Approach What assumptions do biopsychologists make? Psychologists from the biological approach assume that behaviour and experiences are caused by activity in the nervous system of the body. The things that people think and feel‚ say and do are caused‚ one way or another‚ by electrochemical events occurring within and between the neurones that make up their nervous system‚ particular those in the brain. Many biopsychologists also agree that

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    Clinical Psychology Gabriela Alvarez Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is one of the most prominent specialty areas in psychology today. Clinical psychology focuses and strives to understand‚ assess and treat psychological and behavioral problems and disorders (Plante‚ 2010). According to Bedi (2012)‚ “Clinical psychology is a broad approach to human problems . . . with regard to numerous populations.” Furthermore‚ analyzing the methods in which the human psyche interacts with

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    Whitting‚ H‚ T‚ A.‚ & Van Der Burg‚ H.‚ (1995) Sport psychology concepts and applications. Chichester. John Wiley & Sons. Gledhill‚ A.‚ (2010) BTEC Level 3 National Sport and Exercise Sciences S-cool (2012) Inverted U theory. [ONLINE] Available at: http://s-cool.co.uk Shaw‚ D.‚ F.‚ Gorely‚ T‚ & Corban‚ R. (2005) Instant Notes: Sport and Exercise Psychology. Smith‚ D.‚ Bar-Eli‚ M. (2007) Essential reading in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Teach PE (2012) Motivation. [ONLINE] Available at:

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    Running head: BIOLOGICAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY Henderson Norris University of Phoenix PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY 250 CHRIS BOLING November 10‚ 2009 Abstract The following paper will explain the differences in the biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Hans Eysenck’s theory will be explained‚ also it make clear that a complete understanding of human personality requires us to go beyond some of the traditional boundaries of the discipline.

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