The Science of Psychology Foundations of Psychology Suzette Lee [ Monday, April 02, 2012 ] PSY300 Psychology is a scientific study that investigates the main components of the brain, the mind and the body in different fields of psychology in order to understand and conduct observations of the mental process of the human mind, and observable behavior. Psychology is often used to understand the unknown of human behavior, and their potential patterns that observe the actions of self expression
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major underlying assumptions such as, behaviorism, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive. In addition, it will identify the primary biological foundations of psychology linked to behavior such as, brain, central nervous system, peripheral nervous System, and genetics/evolution. Behavioral Theory Behavioral psychology, also known as behaviorism, is a learning theory established on the notion that behaviors are gathered by conditioning. Conditioning develops from influenced
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diagnosis. We will be going through the organ system Parkinson’s affects as well as the signs, symptoms, and treatements. Organ System Affected With Parkinson’s The major organ system affected by Parkinson’s is the nervous system. The nervous system is the major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body. It is the center of all mental activity including thought, learning, and memory. Together with the endocrine system, the nervous system is responsible for regulating and maintaining
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The nervous system is the control system and the network of communication for the body. All of our thoughts, and behavior can be traced to the activity of a neuron. A typical neuron has three important parts: first a cell body, second dendrites and last an axon. All three parts are important for our daily functions. Drugs however such as Alprazolam, also known as Xanax, can alter these actions and have short and long term effects that aren't always the best feeling. The nervous system is made
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Rebecca Lewis Anatomy & Physiology 1 Proffesor Mittelstaedt Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that attacks the myelin that covers the axons of the nerves. As a result of the immune system attacking the nervous system and degrading the Myelin, the nerves in the body are exposed. Therefore, a person suffering from MS has nerves that are improperly insulated. This damage to the myelin is called scleroses, which ultimately results
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The Nervous System ORGANIZATION OF NERVOUS SYSTEM Structural classification-The Nervous System is the master controlling and communicating system in the body. The nervous system has subdivisions- the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord, which interprets incoming sensory information and then acts as the integrating and command centers of the nervous system. The peripheral system includes all of the nerves
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Chapter 11 question 9 Describe and give function of a neuron cell body, a dendrite and an axon. Neurons are organized to form complex networks that perform the functions of the nervous system. They are also called nerve cells. The function of neurons is to receive stimuli and transmit the action potential to other neurons or the effector organs. There are three parts to a neuron that include; a cell body and two processes known as axon and dendrites. The cell body is call neuron cell body. It contains
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1: The purpose of the neuron is to send messages and receive messages from the brain. The structure of the neuron starts with what’s called the soma. The soma has a cytoplasm and a nucleus. The soma has branch like things coming off of it called dendrites. The dendrite is what I would call the starting point. It starts at the dendrite and works its way down. Connected to the soma is the axon, and the axon is like a passing point. It sends the message it received down to the terminal buttons. The
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body systems which is made up of cells, tissues, and organs. Human anatomy is important to study to help explain how organs and other structures of the body work. There are eleven systems in the human body that i will discuss. Each system depends on the other to keep the body functioning.The systems of the body are the integumentary,circulatory, immune, skeletal, excretory, muscular, endocrine, digestive, nervous,reproductive and respiratory. It is important to understand how human body systems work
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Lecture 12: Neurophysiology 1 Summarize the three basic functions of the nervous system Sensory: detects events and changes in existing conditions, either outside our bodies or inside our bodies Integration, interpretation, information storage, decision making: integrate, interpret and store sensory info to decide whether action should be taken, and to determine what that action should be Motor: sends commands to muscle and glands, instructing them to take appropriate actions: this is called
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