Axia College Course Syllabus PSY/201 Foundations of Psychology Course Start Date: 2/21/11 Course End Date: 4/24/11 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®
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This research paper explores different published journal articles that report results from empirical research conducted by different theorist in the field of psychology. By looking at the empirical research on nature versus nurture and how it takes both nature and nurture to develop the personality, the baffling question of what influences personality development can start to be answered. The unconscious is also proven to have its influence on personality, by events sealed away in the unconscious
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Cognitive development is the term used to understand the process of thoughts, comprising memory, problematic and management, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. The cognitive theorists Jean Piaget and Lev Samanovich Vygotsky raise awareness of the learning process of an individual and how teachers need to coherently structure lesson plans in order to promote an inclusive learning environment as well as promote higher order thinking. Both theories have been embedded within the case study
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The chapter that I enjoyed the most is the one on “death and dying”, which is the late adulthood stage. I know this may sound strange, but I have had experience with hospice in the past. My first encounter, of course, is that my mother has been and currently is a hospice nurse. She has been working in the hospice field for just over 19 years. As much as many hate to admit it, dying is a part of life. All people are going to, or will, experience the passing of a loved one at one time or another. My
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technology has become the age of control, and for he who controls technology, controls humanity. How far can technology go? What makes it so addictive? It all comes down to the functions of the brain. As the human brain develops over time-from birth to adulthood- the sudden change is relative to the way humans respond to stimuli. The human brain, in particular, is one of the most complex of all biological systems. In the early stages of brain development, at birth most specifically, the brain is composed
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divorce. Parents who separate, struggle more with the divorce because they put the children in the middle of the legal decisions. Many people in the world today do not realize how much of an emotional pull divorce has on the child as they emerge into adulthood and other relationships. They do not realize that the child’s feelings and internal emotions generally are overlooked throughout the divorce. It happens because
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when I child enters this world the learning process for them begins. How a child is treated and nurtured at the beginning of conception can play a role in the development of the brain functions and can cause a lasting effect on a child through adulthood. According to the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families “children are born ready to learn. They cultivate 85 percent of their intellect, personality and skills by age five.” Yet, brain function does not mature at the same time in all children
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Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse-Control, and Personality Disorder Normal behavior is accepted world-wide, but when people show abnormal behavior, it is accepted by the few that may understand why this is their behavior. Abnormal behavior that disrupts an individual’s life on a daily basis can be caused by several disorders. These disorders can very complex at times and some are more devastating to the mind and body than others. In this paper, the biological, emotional
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Cystic Fibrosis By Cameron Boulden Cameron Boulden BI101NB Cellular Essay Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder passed down to children from parents through defective genes. Normally neither parent has the disease, it is the child who inherits one damaged gene from each parent, causing the infection. Some of the target areas for cystic fibrosis are, sex organs, lungs, liver, pancreas, and sinus. (Gary H. Gibbons) People living with cystic fibrosis have
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Parental separation has been reported in the literature as being associated with a wide range of adverse effects on children’s wellbeing, both as a short-term consequence of the transition and in the form of more enduring effects that persist into adulthood. Both parental marital status and the parent-adolescent relationship have been found to be related to adolescent well-being (Forehand, Middleton, & Long, 1987; Buchanan, Maccoby, & Dombusch 1991). There is a wide diversity of outcomes
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