Abnormal or radical behavior could therefore “be explained by hereditary factors in combination with poor environmental conditions” (Oreland, Leppert, Hallman, Lindström, Nilsson, K., Sjöberg, R., …Öhrvik, J., 2006). There are two key components in serotonin regulation within the brain, an enzyme, monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and the serotonin transporter protein (5-HTT/SLC6A4), which transports the neurotransmitter serotonin from synapses to presynaptic neuron. Functional “variations in the promoter regions allow for division of both these genes into a short and a long allele” (Oreland et al., 2006) proven to exert low and high transcriptional activities, respectively (as cited in Sabol, Hu, & Hamer, 1998; as cited in Lesch, Bengel, Heils, Sabol, Greenberg, Benjamin, … Murphy, 1996). Transcription factor AP-2β has been suggested to influence brain
Personality Assessment of Dr. Bruce Banner I decided to write a personality assessment about the character Dr. Bruce Banner, from the movie Hulk. Since there are essentially two characters within the person of Bruce Banner, there are several different ways at analyzing the character. Because of this I have chosen to examine the character using the personality theory of Freud. The movie begins on a military base in the 1950’s with the character David Banner, who is conducting scientific research with gamma radiation on different animals in a lab. He then injects himself with a serum that he was working on.
Biological Psychology Name PSY 340: Biological Foundations of Psychology Date Biological Psychology The beginning of behavior, emotion, and thought all begin in the brain and this is the foundation of biological psychology. Biological psychology is the scientific study of the physiological bases of human behavior and mental processes. Biological psychology is also known as behavioral neuroscience and physiological psychology. Biological psychology focuses on the relationship of underlying physiological events and psychological processes. This form of psychology is involved with the mind-body dispute and researchers how they affect one another.
• The basic determinants of human behavior, including criminality, may be passed on from generation to generation. In other words, a penchant for crime may be inherited. • Much of human conduct is fundamentally rooted in instinctive behavioral responses characteristic of biological organisms everywhere. Territoriality, condemnation of adultery, and acquisitiveness are but three examples of behavior which may be instinctual to human beings. • The biological roots of human conduct have become increasingly disguised, as modern symbolic forms of indirect expressive behavior have replaced more primitive and direct ones.
A range of biological explanations for human aggression exists in psychology. One of these is the link between genetic factors and aggression. This explanation claims that aggressive behaviour is caused by the genetics passed down to a person and that certain genes predispose a person to be aggressive. This view has support from Sandberg (1961) who identified the XYY karyotype. This is an abnormality in the set of chromosomes found in men- instead of the normal 46 chromosomes men with the XYY gene will have 47.
Neurological Process Paper Jennifer S. Cumella University of Phoenix Biological Foundations is Psychology PSY/340 Richard Olcese November 22, 2010 Neurological Process Paper Psychology has changed biology in many ways. The different techniques developed, which enable scientists to obtain a better understanding of the way the brain works by monitoring both the brain and the way it functions. Post translational modification, otherwise known as a modification of proteins that has proven itself to respond to different cell types during either periods of depression or elation. Some scientists say that hormones play a large role in both the activity in the mind and body. A procedure called brain mapping, which is a visual image
In 1876 the Italian Physician and Professor of Medicine, studied expired criminals. He was convinced that he made a scientific determination between criminals and non-criminals. He claimed serious offenders had inherited “criminal traits” which made them inferior. These traits could be brain function and genetic factors such as biochemical makeup, genetic code and/or neurological conditions. Lombroso marked the beginning of biological explanations for deviance (Eunho).
How does the Study of The Nervous System Help us to Understand Behaviour The Nervous System (NS) helps us to understand a number of behaviours both in humans and in animals, based on the organisms' biology. Physiological behaviours such as sleep and biological rhythms; fight and flight responses in reaction to stressful situations; motivation and emotion; and even abnormal behaviour, can all be understood by looking at the NS. Neuroscience is the branch of Bio-Psychology within which the NS is studied. As Pinel (1993) states “biopsychology’s unique contribution to neuroscientific research is a knowledge of behaviour and the methods of behavioural research.... the ultimate purpose of the NS is to produce and control behaviour”. However the NS can not be used to explain all human behaviour for example personality, the non physiological side to emotions and the levels of consciousness, or various social phenomena.
Heredity and Hormones Influence on Human Behavior Debates on nature versus nurture are more likely to determine that genetics are the cause for human behavior. More and more researchers pay attention on genes and behavior, therefore, their tendency to follow a line of investigation on the influence of heredity on human behavior increases the belief that genetics is a major issue which influences physical behaviors. However, the only fact of connection between genetics and behavior seems to be too simple to describe the complex process of human behavior. The factor of hormones’ influence on behavior is also identified which debates the reality of it being controlled exclusively by genetics. The endocrine system is very active and is connected to most of the other main systems of the body.
Environmental Determinism And Environmental Probabilism, Is The Environment Really Influencing Human society? The fundamental of environmental determinism based on to emphasized the role of physical geography, particularly about climate, and how this physical environment in structuring human activities. There are two determinisms that I am going to discuss. The first one is called “Biological determinism”, this determinism is emphasized on the claims that behaviors is the result of internal factors, which means we human have no control about it. For example, these include genetic make-up; biological needs and evolutionary pressures.