Oxytocin

Have you ever accused someone of cheating? Or maybe have you ever been accused of cheating? Many people have accused someone or have been accused themselves. In fact, 41 percent of marriages have had one or both spouses admit to infidelity, and that only includes the people who have actually admitted cheating (Infidelity Statistics). Because many people have different definitions for cheating, cheating can be hard to define. Some people may include looking at another person as cheating, where…

Breastfeeding has many benefits; nutrients, protection from infection, and helps with the development of the immune and digestive systems . This allows for a healthier infant compared to a formula-fed infant. 1 Breastfeeding reduces health problems, allows for healthier nutritional value, is a lower cost, and more convenient. Not only is breastfeeding beneficial for the newborn, but also the mother. Breastfeeding supports a healthier recovery and reduces the risk of developing some diseases.2…

Charlene Lyndon, OBGYN, and assisted her in fruition of a bed audit for oxytocin inductions. Despite not being a groundbreaking study, quality assurance of patient care is as important as any other research. During the study, I gained insightful knowledge on the sheer level of dedication while working with her. Together, we spent…

subtle way. The body predicts what we decide to do even before we consciously know what we should choose. Biologically, we have chemicals like hormones that are hidden but they greatly serve as an aid in decision making. Humans have hormones like oxytocin released in the brain that enhance bonding between partners in a relationship for the betterment of the child and or children they have or will have. The brain can sometimes make decisions for you and further make future assessments which help…

lover who is not in your primary relationship. Even small little gestures can be seen as affection that is considered cheating. “According to psychologist, behaviors such as holding hands and hugging, elevate our levels of oxytocin… the hormone that… increases pleasure… Oxytocin is also the hormone that is released when we experience sexual pleasure…” (“Importance Of…”). If you are releasing the same hormone that is released during sex when you are holding hands, wouldn’t that pleasure be the…

The personality trait anxiousness seems to have a genetic component. Individuals with that have different biological and behavioral variations of the serotonin-transporter-linked-promotor region (5HTTLPR) genotypes indicate that it’s the cause of differential biological stress reactivity. Different people becoming anxious and reacting to stress differently because of a genotype shows that there’s a strong nature component. “Susceptibility to stress may have biological roots, especially in the…

function improves such as, memory, concentration, and learning efficiency. Lastly, the biochemical effects benefit us by decreasing blood glucose, sodium, total cholesterol and LDL while increasing HDL, Catecholamines decrease, hemoglobin increases, oxytocin and prolactin increase as well as oxygen levels in the brain increase (Lamb,2004). This is just a handful of the benefits the list goes…

orgasm , but there are other ways to experience it. It’s one thing to have an orgasm and sensation that comes with, but to benefit you , that 's a bonus point. Breslaw also says the main reason feels so good is because your brain release a hormone oxytocin. Which is also called the “love…

Task 1 Homeostasis is the ability of the body to maintain a constant internal environment within narrow limits. The word homeo means it is unchanging and stasis means it is staying still; it has three main elements that are a sense organ to detect change, a control centre that is usually from the brain or spinal cord and a responding organ to effect a change in conditions. The factors that homeostasis controls in our body are our body temperatures, water content, carbon dioxide levels and our…

The second axis that comprises the stress response stage is the neuroendocrine (fight or flight) axis, which causes intermediate stress effects (Everly & Lating 2013). First, the body engages in a fight or flight response in the presence of a perceived threat, and the primary organ involved in this is process is the adrenal medulla (Everly & Lating, 2013). Next, at the time of this publication, researchers had identified that the dorsomedial amygdlar complex as the utmost point for which the…