Oxytocin

#3: Evaluate the following claim: All teratogens that mothers and their fetuses are exposed to will cause severe cognitive delays in the infant. Is this true? Use what you know about the effects of teratogens and the sequence and principles of prenatal development to support your answer. In our Childhood Development textbook, teratogens are defined as agents that can cause malformations in an embryo or a fetus. These teratogens may include any diseases the mother contracts during her pregnancy,…

believes is most attractive. And this way involves starving themselves, and excessive exercise, which in turn can lead to life threatening problems. In this paper you will learn about what anorexia is, how it affects patients, how to treat it, and how oxytocin affects patients with anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating…

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) occurs in newborns and develops prenatally when the mother participates in opioid abuse during pregnancy1. After birth, the child is also dependent on the drug and suffers from withdrawals. The implications of NAS are both short term and long term in the offspring’s life, ranging from light sensitivity to birth defects. The primary method of treating this syndrome is delivering doses of methadone or morphine into the neonate’s system allowing the newborn to…

are the first domino in the set of many to fall. Without environment none of what Fredrickson proclaimed would be possible. The three determining factors she highlighted are shaped by environment. Oxytocin, for example, is released in human interaction. Human interaction is a two-way street. Oxytocin is released in person to person interaction (115), it cannot occur without someone else. Fredrickson’s stance on altering the self only bolsters Gladwell’s argument. In doing so, it can be…

These include endorphin, dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin which are what he calls the “happy chemicals.” Endorphin and dopamine are considered the chemicals of progress. Though they help people achieve their goals they are highly addictive and can be detrimental in high dosages. Serotonin and Oxytocin are chemicals of contribution and help manage the two chemicals mentioned before. Also mentioned is the chemical cortisol which…

One of the most common arguments many people have is if having dogs make life truly better. Dogs are know to be man best friend and theres a reason for that. Having dogs creates a different atmosphere for the owner. Dogs often help the owner become more responsible and aware of other things besides themselves. They in their own way teach us humans many things about ourselves we didn't know before. We learn many things like how to not be so self-centered, the unconditional love something or…

One of the effects of oxytocin is uterine contractions. According to the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, a standard oxytocin protocol has numerous benefits including a decreased risk of oxytocin-induced tachysystole, fetal hypoxemia, maternal pain, placental abruption, uterine rupture, unnecessary cesarean birth for indeterminate/abnormal fetal heart rate…

the stress I hugged my mom. I didn’t know this but a hormone named oxytocin was being produced. It comes from the pituitary gland and it makes you want to seek support. Kelly McGonigal says, “It 's a stress hormone… And when oxytocin is released in the stress response, it is motivating you to seek support.” When I hugged my mom I was just doing what my body needed me to do to relax. Also what people don’t know is that oxytocin helps the heart by helping in the regeneration process of heart…

Acevedo, single nucleotide polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) also play a major influence in classifying the typical anorexic patient and may serve as an intermediate phenotype to analyze when discussing possible treatment routes. Oxytocin, a peptide hormone that influences social behavior, has also been linked to psychiatric illnesses including additions and a variety of different eating…

In Matthew liao’s paper, Parental love Pills: Some Ethical Considerations, he claims that the usage of pharmacologically-induced parental love can be morally unproblematic. In section one I will describe Matthew Liao’s claim and perspective. In section two I will present my objection to his claim and view. In section three I will provide a counter to my objection and argue against it. 1a: An ambiguity The claim that the usage of pharmacologically-induced parental love can be morally…