Opioid addiction, dependence, and tolerance are signs of drug abuse manifesting in brain changes. Patients suffering from addictions can be helped to understand that illnesses related to the addiction has a biological basis and the use of these drugs is purposely meant to manage acute pain and chronic disorders. Therefore, an addicted individual requires continuing […]
Chronic alcohol consumption is known to cause brain disorders due to the influence it has on neurons functionality such coordination and sending of information to the brain. Chronic alcohol use leads to alteration of neuron shapes or possible loss of neurons (Calhoun, 2013). Firstly, binge drinking over an extended period can cause Wernicke’s encephalopathy which […]
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Order nowPsychopathy refers to a complex condition that encompasses affective and interpersonal traits like lack of behavior control, guilt, remorse, lack of empathy promiscuity and glibness (Kiehl). A lot is known about psychopathy assessment however, little is known about the associated brain disturbances. It’s a severe mental disorder and believed to affect about 1% of global […]
The sensory system controls the detecting, feeling, and considering. Likewise it controls development and pretty much every other body work. Hence, the sensory system has the capacity of controlling all human body capacities. The essential elements of the sensory system are that it gets and transfers data, screens and reacts to interior/outer changes and controls […]
Emotions are the feelings aroused in a human being or even an animal of higher cognitive faculty in response to internal or external stimuli. The psychologists analyse emotions as having five basic types, fear, sorrow, happiness, anger and disgust. While fear is aroused by noticing a threat, a horror of something terminal, it creates the […]
It is evident in humans around the world to lack the ability to recall childhood events such as the places they were and what emotions they felt. The first and most famous explanation comes by Sigmund Freud in 1953, who first offered an explanation to this phenomenon and introduced the term of Childhood Amnesia. In […]
It is no secret that experiencing childhood trauma can have many negative effects on an individual’s life both in childhood and adulthood. Trauma can include events such as physical or sexual abuse, surviving a serious car accident, witnessing a violent event, and more. As trauma is defined in the dictionary as a deeply distressing or […]
Anyone can experience trauma at any time. The trauma can be caused by nature, human beings or by oneself. People endure much when they experience trauma and their ability to handle it can determine the level of the effect of the trauma and their long-term well-being. Reportedly, children are incredibly susceptible to trauma because their […]
Maternal immune activation (MIA) is correlated with the development of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is also suspected that autism may be a disease involving the gut’s impact on the immune and nervous systems3. Viral infection in women during pregnancy is correlated with a higher frequency of ASD in their offspring1. To investigate this correlation, […]
What would it feel like if you were constantly ignored or treated as though you have little usefulness? Many people experience this kind of treatment their entire lives. Long has it been assumed that people with mental disabilities such as Autism, were meant to be cared for but to never expect any value from them. […]
Brief periods of rest have a beneficial effect on cognitive and behavioral performance in a wide variety of tasks involving multiple modalities, including visual stimuli [6, 7, 8, 9, 3]. In 1924, Jenkins and Dallenbach first tested whether sleep improved performance yet we do not fully understand how [10]. The major limitation in our understanding […]
People often wonder how our ability to choose and behave is affected by different factors in our lives; some of which we have no control over, like genetics. They want to know if a person’s agency can be is hindered by who they are. Some of the different factors that influence how humans make decisions […]
As social workers, we are concerned with modifying possible negative environmental stressors of our client’s lives and facilitating growth. We use a biopsychosocial approach because we believe that the biological, psychological and social are all important to understanding what makes a person and the challenges they may face. Specifically, regarding the biological aspect, there has […]
Humans and primates have evolved to be highly social species who tend to live in groups. Being social is evolutionarily beneficial, meaning it has benefits for both reproductive and survival reasons (PBS 2001, Dunbar 1998). Human and primate social networks are very complicated and require a lot of cognitive and empathetic skills in order to […]
According the Cornell Law Studies Institute, the second amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment of the constitution is one of the most misunderstood and confusing sentences in the history of […]
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (2013) about 686,000 children were reported to be victims of abuse and/or neglect in 2012. For years, multiple lives have been taken by abuse. For those who have lived through and survived abuse are able to help counselors, and medical professionals develop outstanding research on […]
People, often times young people, throw the word “depression” around when faced with even the slightest of inconveniences. I can attest to this, as I have caught myself doing the same thing. When asked what depression really is, I was left aimlessly pondering only to come to the realization that I do not actually know […]
In the modern world many people suffer from mental disorders that are not physically apparent which in many cases are overlooked. Depression is a mental disorder that creates feelings of hopelessness and despair, and in severe cases, can even lead to suicide. More recent updated ethics have lead people to be more accepting, however, society […]
Participating in physical activity results in an increase in happiness and brings more joy into your life. People have different reasons for participating, or choosing not to participate, in exercise. For some, the motivation comes from having health issues or being overweight. For others, the motivation may simply come from the fact that they participate […]
Everyone knows that exercise can be good for your health, but can it actually make you happier? We hear a lot about it benefitting our physical health but not mental. People question whether or not if this could actually be a debate. “”What if one person’s happiness is anothers relative gloom?”” (Reynolds) There have been […]
Have you ever been comfortably relaxing playing any video games during your free time and wondered what is happening to your body while playing ? Majority would say video games would rot your brain, make you lazy or even become violent,but studies and even myself say otherwise. Video-Games have become a major part of kid’s […]
The topic I am going to do my Article Reactions on, is if focal brain damage protects against post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans. This article breaks down the procedures that researchers took to determine what causes PTSD in combat veterans, who have either had traumatic experiences or have head injuries that cause them to […]
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia where the nerves are damaged resulting in memory loss and behavioral changes. It affects people from the age of 40 or usually 65 and it worsens with the years. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease lose thinking skills and the ability to carry out even the easiest tasks. Experts say […]
Alzheimer disease is a progressive and ultimately fatal brain disorder, in which communication between cells are halted and eventually lost. It is the most common form of dementia, and is generally (though not exclusively) diagnosed in patients over the age of 65. As communication amongst neurons is lost, symptoms such as inability to recall memories, […]
Introduction The disease I will be discussing is Alzheimer’s Disease “AD”. AD affects the brain, nervous and vascular system. As AD progresses to later stages of the disease more organ systems are affected. Alzheimer’s Disease is a “progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative brain disorder that causes a significant disruption of normal brain structure and functions” Lane, […]
Alzheimer’s is a disease that is associated with the Nervous System. It was discovered by Alois Alzheimer in 1906. It results in loss of memory and cognitive abilities. These cognitive declines disrupt daily life due to their severity. The following with describe the Nervous System and the several aspects of the disease itself. The Nervous […]
ABSTRACT With an aging population comes associated health complications. Senior Citizens aged 65 years and older have many health deficits but the most feared is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder. A brain disorder of this kind causes significant alterations to normal brain functions as well as structural. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, also […]
Abstract This literature review is an investigation of traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease in various experimental methods. Participants were taken from a range of demographic areas and were either observed or experimented upon. Blunt force trauma to the cranium is shown to be an association with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in animal models and human […]
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) affects memory and cognition. It is most common in the elderly, but symptoms may begin to show during mid-adulthood. There are three different stages of AD; mild, moderate, and severe. As we age our memory starts to diminish, we are no longer able to recognize certain places and people, we forget to […]
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating and, unfortunately, common illness that is characterized by extensive neuronal atrophy, memory loss, personality changes, and is the most common form of dementia. The atrophy is especially prevalent in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Patients are found to have severe loss of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) in these areas along with […]
