Amygdala

On the surface, Cheryl Strayed seems like your typical introvert—abstaining from prolonged human interaction. In her memoir Wild, Strayed recounts the demise of her cancer-laden mother and its effect on her. In order to heal, she treks 1,100 miles across the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) for three months. With no hiking experience, she spends weeks alone with her hiking companion “Monster”—Strayed’s pack. She even hikes ahead or behind hikers she meets. However, when her emotions are heightened,…

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a medical condition that typically presents in early childhood. In 1975, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) was created to ensure that each student gets an equal opportunity to obtain the same education, regardless of disability (Special Education News par. 1). An IEP outlines what accommodations are necessary for a child to succeed in their education. Most children with ADHD need to have special considerations to successfully complete…

Freud believed that nothing you do occurs by chance; every action and thought is motivated by your unconscious mind at some level. a. In order to live in a civilized society, you have a tendency to hold back your urges and hide your impulses. b. Because they can’t be expressed in a social setting, our urges and impulses are expressed in our unconscious mind, through our dreams. 2. For this reason, Freuds theory about dreams focused primarily on sexual desires and symbolism. a. For…

Relevant Background Information Mr. Hughes Hughes is a Caucasian 22-year-old male. Mr. Hughes stated to have developed normally, and seemed to not show any delays. He had also mentioned to being the only child and was raised by both parents. Both of the parents were equally in his life before they had passed. However, Mr. Hughes has stated that his mother was notorious for letting him know that he is not necessarily safe because there is an abundance of germs and diseases out there. Mr. Hughes…

My final paper is going to be about how sociopaths brain works, also the procedure of diagnosing someone as a sociopath. Some people think that sociopaths are crazy or can hide emotions well. These are all stereotypical ideas of what a sociopath is, but we can't really predict if someone is a sociopath by just talking to them. The correct definition of a sociopath is a person with a personality manifesting itself in extreme antisocial, or not wanting the company of others, attitudes, behavior…

Annotated Bibliography Silver, S. M., Brooks, A., & Obenchain, J. (2014). Treatment of Vietnam War veterans with PTSD: A comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, biofeedback, and relaxation training. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 8, 337-341. This article presents a study of Vietnam Soldiers receiving inpatient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. The author points out the lack of EMDR, biofeedback, and relaxation training after criticism was elaborated on. The…

The “behavioral manipulation” hypothesis proposes that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host in a way that will improve its chances of being retransmitted, without changing other innate behaviors. It has been hypothesized that T. gondii has evolved to specifically manipulate the behavior of rodents, its ideal secondary host, in order to improve its chances of being acquired by its definitive host, felines. Indeed, infection in mice and rats specifically abolishes innate fear of cat urine…

Pacing walking over to my locker, my music was blasting. Happily, I recall listening to one of my favorite songs, and I found myself strutting throughout the hallway. Quickly stopping I started laughing at myself, as I slowed my walking down to a slower pace. Finally, I had concluded to smile, yet I was elated inside. The surface of my face was emotionless, as my eyes drifted past my locker outside through the back door. Approaching I could hear a select few talking amongst themselves aloud,…

Is everyone who commits a crime considered having a dark heart? There are many people who commit crimes but are not actually evil. Some humans could be born into a bad living environment therefore changes their view on life and become evil. Or they could just be born that way and nothing you can do about it. A person's true intentions and their actions determine the darkness of their heart. Over a period of time everyone makes an act of evil but in reality are not evil at heart. During…

a brain that is functioning on subpar levels. Not only this, but chronic stress winds up killing brain cells and shrinking the parts of the brain needed for thinking and learning, like the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. All the while, the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for responding to threats, gets even bigger and starts working overtime. Essentially digging you deeper and deeper into a pit of…