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BESC1490 Introduction to Psychology Week 7 Motivation and Emotion 1. Motivation is the driving force that initiates, goal maintenance and guide processes behind behaviours. There are five types of perspectives on motivation. Psychodynamic perspective distinguishes the personality between conscious and unconscious motives. Behaviourist perspective suggests that reinforcement of behaviours gives motivation whereas punished behaviours are avoided. Cognitive perspective proposes that goal…

Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is enlargement or swelling of the gland tissue of the male breast due to imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. Gynecomastia occur in Newborn, teenage years, boys going through puberty and older men. Gynecomastia can affect one or both breasts. Gynecomastia isn't a serious problem, male with gynecomastia sometimes have pain in their breasts and sometime may feel embarrassed in the front of other. Gynecomastia may go away on its own. If it carry on,…

other words, it is due to the hyperactivity of the sebaceous, or oil glands in the skin that become plugged and inflamed. Typically, acne develops when the oil glands form around puberty. The oil glands are then stimulated by male hormones, known as androgens that are produced in the adrenal glands of both boys and girls (Veith & Silverberg, 2011). In the past years,…

Janney Nguyen Bio200A_ Lab section # November 29th 2015 Anahid Mirzatoni Osteoporosis So what is osteoporosis? Lets break it down, the word -osteo means bone, while -porosis means deterioration of something. The word together means the deterioration of bones. This usually occurs in older adults or the elderly since their bones are more fragile which could cause significant injuries towards them. The most common injuries from osteoporosis occur in the vertebrates,…

When it comes to gender there are only two sexes that are universally recognized, male and female. Gender identity refers to how an individual perceives himself or herself to be either man or woman. In order to identify with one the person has to fit into the norms that come with the gender. In society males are seemed to be more aggressive, emotionless and stern. Females are portrayed as gentle beings, emotional, and a lot of value is placed on their looks. The question is are we genetically…

Growing up in a household dominated by males with the head of the house, my mother, being a figure that is very tomboyish has influenced my views on how I see myself in terms of my gender at a very young age. I came from a very open, liberal community and I feel like I was blessed to meet people with all different genders. Now, 19 years into life, I find myself being able to properly assign a gender fitting to who I am as a person: Gender Fluid. Before diving into my reflection, there are a…

(hence its other name 19-nortestosterone). The resulting structure is a steroid that exhibits much weaker androgenic properties than testosterone. Of primary interest is the fact that nandrolone will not break down to a more potent metabolite in androgen target tissues. You may remember this is a significant problem with testosterone. Although nandrolone does undergo reduction via the same (5-alpha reductase) enzyme that produces DHT from testosterone,…

Environmental-Dependent Sex Determination in Reptilians When we think of sex determination in organisms, we most often think of mitosis and the process of randomly receiving X and Y chromosomes from parent cells. This type of sex determination is known as genotypic sex determination (GSD), and it’s the most commonly found method of sex determination. However, this isn’t the only type of sex determination available to organisms. Some reptilians, for example, use environmental-dependent sex…

hormones, most of which have specific physiological action” (Steriod, n.d.). The human body naturally produces the following steroids: sex steroids, corticosteroids, mineralocorticoids, bile acid, and sterols. Sex steroids are made up of androgens and estrogens. Androgens are the male hormones the body produces and estrogens are the female hormones the body produces. Corticosteroids are hormones that include cortisone and cortisol. Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal cortex and it helps with the…

Bone pathology involves understanding the causes and effects of bone diseases. Bones undergo a continual process of breakdown and renewal to maintain maximum bone strength. Healthy bones provide support and durability. Skeletal diseases of bone are often contributed to the severities of low bone density, mass, or deterred bone tissue. Osteoporosis is one of many bone diseases. Osteoporosis occurs when the formation of new bone doesn’t keep up with the elimination of old bone. It’s a…