HW Ch 16 - pp 517 thru 529, pp 533 thru 539 - psyc 107 Fall 2010 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. __D__ 1. The text defines stress as: a. the negative emotional responses people experience when they are threatened b. the increased arousal people experience when they are threatened c. any environmental event that produces elevated heart rate and blood pressure d. the physical and psychological reactions people have to demanding situations __A__ 2. Hans Selye introduced the model of stress reaction called the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). Selye was convinced that reactions to stressful situations: a. were general and nonspecific b. differed, depending on the type of stressor that was present c. were stronger when people had other physical illnesses d. differed, depending on the personality characteristics of the individual __A__ 3.
Background History Turning Point Community Programs (TPCP) is a community-based organization nonprofit company rapidly evolved throughout the years. Sheila Boltz founded of TPCP in 1976 created a nonprofit residential program called “Midtown Manor” serving 43 people with psychiatric disabilities with 2.5 staff in Sacramento County (www.tpcp.org, 2012). TPCP lead the way in hiring persons in recovery from mental
Template/instructions Topic 2 Healing Hospital Assignment Please see the attached template for your topic 2 essay due on healing hospitals. I want you to use this template and outline that I have made and this is APA 6th ed (which is required for all 300 level classes). You must have a minimum of 3 references and at least one of these must be from a scholarly, peer reviewed article from the GCU library databases. In addition, you must include a working permalink to the article in the reference. If you need help with this, the GCU librarians are available 7 days per week at 602-639-6641.
Social Behaviors Paul DeForge PSY/300 28 November 2012 Ryan White Social Behaviors This week’s assignment required us to take a look into the social behavior changes of a person based on social situations. Social Psychology is the study of understanding behavior in a social situation. McLeod, S. A. (2007) has an article called Social Psychology Key Figures, in this article; he references several theories from the beginning of the 20th century towards the late 20th century. One that strikes an interest is the Social Identity Theory.
Emotions PSY/240 February 21, 2014 Emotions Charles Darwin’s theory of emotion proposed that emotions evolved because they had adaptive behavior. For example, fear developed because it helped people to act in ways that enhanced their chances of survival. Darwin believed that facial expressions of emotions are “hard wired”. The facial expressions allow people to quickly judge someone’s hostility or friendliness and to communicate intentions to others. In other words, all emotions result from blends and different intensities of these primary emotions such as, happiness, contempt, surprise, disgust, anger, fear, and sadness.
My second source is an article from The American Journal Psychiatric there was a lot of different articles associated with this source. The third source I evaluated came from The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation it g gave lots of different information that was studied over a ten year period. My forth source gave me tons of information on the correlation on stress and substance abuse. The four sources I have decided to evaluate and use for my argumentive essay all had very valuable
The Effect of Caffeine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia Introduction In humans, caffeine acts as a stimulant drug, causing an increased heart rate. At high levels of consumption, caffeine has been linked to restlessness, increased stress and blood pressure. We decided to experiment on the effects of caffeine on daphnia and to see whether the same effects apply to their heart rate as they do to humans. Hypothesis As you increase the concentration of caffeine, the daphnia’s heart rate will also increase Ethical issues with using invertebrates We chose to use daphnia in our experiment, mainly for the practicality that they are transparent, so we were able to visibly see their heart clearly, making the experiment easy to be carried out. We also used them because they don’t have very complex nervous systems like other larger animals, meaning they don’t feel as much pain as some animals, such as dogs.
Unit 8 – M1, M2 & D1 – M1 – Analyse the contribution of these different psychological perspectives to the understanding and management of challenging behaviour – The Biological Approach – This approach aims to explain all behaviour and experience in terms of how the body processes. When you feel stressed this usually involves several sensations such as your heart pounding and your palms sweating, these are physical symptoms created by the nervous system reacting. Your experiences, such as stress are caused by a biological process. The nervous system is divided into the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system which is further subdivided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches. The central nervous system the brain and spinal cord contain about 12 billion nerve cells/neurons.
Psychologists working from the biological perspective argue that we can inherit a predisposition to anxiety disorders (Morris & Maisto, 2010). In addition, research has shown that there are several parts of the brain that are involved with fear and anxiety, which reinforces the biological connection to anxiety disorders. Many psychologists theorize that anxiety is the result of excessive activation of the brain mechanism responsible for the fight-or-flight response (2011). Fight-or-flight is our brains way of determining the level of danger in a situation. When we are confronted with danger, like the smell of smoke, or a car coming toward us on the street two brain circuits become active and relay information about the danger.
Emotional Intelligence SSCI-206 American InterContinental University June 24, 2012 Abstract This paper will cover the results and description of experience after taking a self-administered Emotional Intelligence (EI) test. An explanation of emotional intelligence, along with examples and theories regarding Emotional Intelligence. The importance of Emotional Intelligence and how this can be enhanced. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is ones ability to be control, perceive and evaluate emotions (Dictionary.com, 2012). It is felt that emotions contain information regarding the relationships in our lives and that when something good or bad happens we have