classical conditioning by Pavlov and its current use in treating anxiety The paper focuses on the development of classical conditioning being used, as suggested by Pavlov, in treating anxiety through using fear-induced techniques. The paper talks a Continue Reading...
Aggression from a Heritability Perspective There is a social bias against the idea of aggression, so that many people conflate the ideas of aggression and violence, so that they cannot separate them. This suggests that aggression is negative, which Continue Reading...
Detecting Depression in Brain Activity with EEG Frequency BandsIntroductionAccording to Steiger and Kimura, sleep and waking electroencephalogram (EEG) can act as anti-depressive therapy and depression biomarkers. The complex EEG signals are challeng Continue Reading...
Brain Injury and DamageIntroductionBrain damage can present itself during the postnatal stage, perinatal, or even the prenatal stage. The prenatal phase arises before birth, and brain damage during this stage harms the brain's development in several Continue Reading...
Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 1) Describe your first experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (Experiences you had with the first person you diagnosed/first time you heard your child had obsessive-compulsive disorder/first tim Continue Reading...
Alcohol abuse was once considered a problem of willpower. Now, it is widely recognized as a medical problem with three primary roots causes: biological factors, psychological factors, and socio-cultural factors. This paper examines the three root cau Continue Reading...
Bipolar disorder is described as a condition in which individuals oscillate between periods of good or irritable mood and depression. The condition is basically characterized with very quick mood swings between mania and depression. Since the disorde Continue Reading...
The lessons teens learn during this potentially idealistic period are lessons the teens can remembers throughout their lives, and hopefully use to become more involved and concerned adult citizens. Set limits for behavior, but show respect for teen Continue Reading...
Psychology Development Early Childhood Medelein N. Moody, (2013). A Relational Aggression Intervention in Early Childhood. University of Nebraska. ProQuest LLC. The paper was aimed at interrogating the relational aggression in early childhood and Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquent and Mental Disorders Analyze Empirical Maltreated youth and delinquent behaviors Maltreatment, Family and Childhood Peers and Adolescence Aging into Early Adulthood Crime risk and out-of-home care youth Juvenile Delinquent Continue Reading...
Of course, Spears is still very young, and may face numerous future changes. However, at this time, she appears to have found some stability. Cognitive While Spears spent much of her early life in the public spotlight, it is actually difficult to Continue Reading...
Autistic Spectrum Disorders and the Family Unit Autistic Spectrum Disorders are a group of related disorders or developmental disabilities that have been caused by some sort of problem within the brain. The necessity to understand the reasons for au Continue Reading...
In addition, a number of anti-depressants may be prescribed, such as Norpramin, Elavil and Wellbutrin. The side effects of these medications also vary, but for the most part, they cause a slower heart rate, possible seizures, dry mouth, and constip Continue Reading...
Swanson, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, CA 92715 Gender: Age: ____ Grade: Ethnicity (circle one which best applies): African-American Asian Caucasian Hispanic Other Completed by:____ Type of Class: Class size: For each item, check t Continue Reading...
(Bower, 129) The Hyperactivity involves fiddling with hands or feet or squirms in seat; does not continue seating when is expected to; excessive running or climbing considered not appropriate in adolescence and adults; feelings of restlessness; fin Continue Reading...
Bipolar Disorder and the Impact Manic-depressive illness is termed as the bipolar disorder. It is a brain disorder and causes swings in mood, fluctuation in the energy levels and the inability of a person to carry out the daily activities. There ar Continue Reading...
Adolescents Aspects of Adolescent Development and Psychology What impact does technology have on today's adolescents? Technology is inextricably linked with adolescent existence. In the past decade, technology has become pervasive amongst adolesce Continue Reading...
Music on Brain and Emotions The Effect of Music on the Brain and Emotions The study of human's mental state on subjection to music has been a research subject to many with interest. Over the past decade, interconnection between human's physical an Continue Reading...
Diagnosis in children is sometimes difficult since they often try to mask symptoms. The following questions are a good indicator that the child needs to be evaluated by a professional: Do you have worries, thoughts, images, feelings, or ideas that Continue Reading...
Ease up a range of motion, and foster muscle control. They are said to be used before or together with actual speech production treatment. The evaluation found that these methods and procedures are questionable in matters concerning the implied caus Continue Reading...
Cognitive Effects of Brain Injury and Disease The care of patients with brain injury and diseases has improved substantially over the last thirty years. Nonetheless, the acute cognitive effects caused by brain injury are still a problem for the surv Continue Reading...
Learning Disorders Almost everyone has experienced a child who struggles with school, children who dread reading out loud, unable to properly writing essays or tackling math problems. Every child might have trouble with their homework one time or an Continue Reading...
Complementary and Alternative Medical Methods, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Eating Habits and Mealtime The objective of the research in this study is to answer in what ways do complementary and alternative medical methods provide permanent treatment a Continue Reading...
The accident occurred while the actress was taking a skiing lesson. She initial experienced no symptoms from her fall, but later complained of a headache and was taken to a local hospital. Reports indicate that her fall was not very spectacular and Continue Reading...
Attention Deficit Disorder or in short ADD, is a condition wherein a person cannot concentrate on a thing that he is doing and a person who is very energetic when compared to other people. They are sometimes called an extra ordinary person because th Continue Reading...
cerebral palsy affects motor development. A brief introduction to cerebral palsy will be given, and then a more detailed look at exactly how motor development is affected will be entered into. Cerebral palsy is a general term for a variety of disor Continue Reading...
Autism is a developmental disorder as it is marked with pervasive and severe impairment revolving around areas of development such as communication, imagination, reciprocal interaction and behavior. The diagnostic criteria for autism as incorporated Continue Reading...
Kogan et al. (2009) report that the increasing prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) makes the identification of these disorders a public health priority. Many of the studies of the prevalence of ASD are taken from clinical data; the rese Continue Reading...
Hence, genetic factors underlie the stability or continuity of psychological traits. Gene Development Mutations play a vital role in genetics, although they cause different disorders living things. Sometimes heredity causes disorders that affect t Continue Reading...
Genetics and Development: As a discipline of biology, genetics is basically considered as the science of genes, inheritance, and differences in living organisms. Since genes are common characteristics in living organisms, genetics is used in the stu Continue Reading...
The youngsters and children who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa in early age suffer from low body development, lack of growth of good mental health and particularly with the low growth of sex hormones that make them weaker sexually. You can see many pe Continue Reading...
Lonely and distressed adolescents are easy prey to alcohol abuse and drug use causing crime, as well. Substance abuse causes a number of problems for the users as well as the attached parties. It distorts the adolescent's decision making processes a Continue Reading...
Eating Disorder Anomalous eating habits involving too less or too much dietary intake that may lead to physical or mental harm to an individual is known as Eating Disorders. Classification of Eating Disorders According to Walsh and Sysko (2009) Ea Continue Reading...
Eating Disorders and Gender There are medical conditions which more commonly occur in one gender over another. These conditions can be either mental or physical. Very often, they are both mental and physical conditions. Certain medical situations ar Continue Reading...
Tips for Teaching or Working with a Child that has Childhood Apraxia of Speech According to Gretz (2005), research into effective methods for providing treatment to children with Apraxia is inadequate but in the professional literature a variety o Continue Reading...
Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been one of the primary public health problems under health concerns over several decades. Health statistics reveal that this problem has been common among the male adolescents, as Continue Reading...
Personality and Personality Disorders Causal Factors and Influences in the Development of Personality Personality Development Personality refers to the characteristic pattern or behavioral style of a person as manifested by his external and intern Continue Reading...
Identifying Autism Loci and Genes by Tracing Recent Shared Ancestry. Science 321(5886): 218-23. Introduction This article begins with a discussion of autism spectrum disorders and the social and mental impairments that typify the disorder, setting Continue Reading...
Cognitive Development Children are complex creatures who develop in various ways at various developmental stages. According to Thompson (2001), children grow in four interrelated areas (body, person, mind, and brain), and these four components invo Continue Reading...
