1. A) B) C) D) E) Midori's therapist suggests that she developed a dissociative identity disorder as a way of protecting herself from an unconscious awareness of her own hatred for her abusive mother. The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective. cognitive social-cognitive humanistic biological psychoanalytic Michael’s sexual obsession with unusual and often inanimate objects, such as otters and dryer sheets, would best be described as which of the following sexual
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Ashlyn is a 20 year old female, who is very well adjusted. She is currently unemployed, but actively seeking employment. She is enrolled in the local community college, getting her degree in human services. Ashlyn’s plan for the future is to be a counselor for foster children. Ashlyn stated that she has a very deep connection to foster children because she was a foster child until the age of 10 when her grandmother took her and her three siblings in. Ashlyn is doing very well in school, and maintains
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associated with changes in brain function, abnormal behaviour will be caused by changes in either the structure or function of the brain. - For example in terms of the structure of the brain (neuroanatomy) a damaged hypothalamus has been linked to anorexia - In terms of the function of the brain, neurotransmitters and hormones have been linked to psychopathology, e.g. low levels of serotonin have been lined to depression. • Abnormality is inherited – the genetic view is that there are
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What is health education? Health education is making people aware of what health problems exist and how to prevent, deal and live with them. Health education is really important in order to keep us up to date with our health. The World Health Organisation says that health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The three types of health education that I am going to talk about are mass media, 2 way communication
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help-seeking endeavors by assessing the properties of a widely-used measure of change readiness. While patients a screening of 119 studies from the database of Medline and Psycinfo by combinations of search keywords “eating disorder” anorexia nervosa”, bulimia nervosa, “motivation”, “readiness to change”, assessment,” “measurement and questionnaire,” generated satisfactory positive psychometric properties. This study, unlike Wiprzycka's study, investigated psychometric properties of different assessment
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sociological, psychological, and genetic factors. Eating disorders fall into three categories. *TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS: **Anorexia Nervosa – a eating disorder by an intake fear of gaining weight, a distorted self-image, a persistent unwillingness to eat or extremely low body weight, and is often accompanied by self-induced vomiting or excessive exercise. **Bulimia Nervosa – is a eating disorder by episodes of secretive excessive eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control. **Binge-Eating
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The first two structures that I am going to discuss the brain and spinal cord. They are both part of the central nervous system. The brain is responsible for sending messages through the spinal cord and nerves of the peripheral system to control movement and function of internal organs. A disease that affects the brain is Alzheimer's disease which leads to nerve death and tissue loss throughout the brain. The spinal cord relays messages from the brain to other parts of the body. A disease that affects
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from the physical development like puberty and sexual maturity, the social development like peer pressure, popularity and rejection in school and the issues surrounding them like juvenile delinquency and gangs, eating disorders like obesity, anorexia nervosa and bulimia. I will also be touching on the causes of these issues. Physical Development during adolescence Between the ages of 12 to 20 is considered the most life changing, awkward and exciting stage of a human being’s life as they will
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PYC4808 - Ecosystemic Psychology Assignment 03 Unique number 677475 15 JULY 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Page Number Question 1 Construct a three generational genogram of the Rogers family 3 Question 2 Draw an ecomap (ecological map) of this family in context
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Question 1 (1 point) Which of the following sex characteristics is the first to develop in boys? Question 1 options: 1) production of sperm 2) appearance of facial hair 3) growth of testes and scrotum 4) growth of penis Save Question 2 (1 point) The _____ is the minimal amount of energy one uses when resting. Question 2 options: 1) basal metabolism rate 2) delayed phase preference 3) secular trend 4) feedback loop Save Previous PageNext PagePage 1
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