Oxytocin

Breastfeeding is Better Than Formula Feeding Introduction Many parents debate whether to formula feed their child or breastfeed their child. Approximately 1-5% of mothers have to formula feed because they are unable to provide enough breast milk for their baby, and 2% cannot lactate or have other health problems that prevent them from being able to breastfeed (Sediles, 2015). This statistic indicates that approximately 95% of mothers have the ability to exclusively breastfeed their…

Humans have an inherent desire to be a part of a group. Belonging to something greater than themselves activates a sense of being of more than just a person. The need to belong is a major source of human motivation. Humans need to participate in a group just as a group needs people to participate. In order to be in a group, the members are required to have the same ideas, interests, beliefs for a successful society. Religions create a common moral understanding for all participants to be able to…

In this article, the timing of parturition is discussed in the human primate and a new theory is proposed on why human neonates are born so helpless while neonates of other primates are much more prepared for the world. The article presents the old idea coined the ’obstetrical dilemma’, which supports the idea that humans are born before their brains reach optimal development because if the neonatal head got any larger, it would not be able to fit down the narrow human birth canal. Human birth…

other physiological studies such as studying genetics. Geneticists are discovering many ways through physiology that are seemed to be linked with gene-environment interactions. For example, van Roekel et al (2013) found that girls with a specific oxytocin receptor gene felt lonelier in presence of judgemental friends when compared to girls without this gene. These results suggest that at least some of what…

Technology’s Effect on Health: Response to Technology Blurb An individual with their head facing down towards the screens of their technological device and their focus away from their surroundings is not a unique sight to witness in the 21st century. With the growing desire to own the newest technology, people fail to hesitate with purchasing the latest Apple product or the IO Hawk hover boards due to its popularity and the idea that “all the other kids have them” (Louis C.K.) Technology is a…

Have you ever heard of a song that brought back memories? Have you ever listened to a song that made you burst into tears? Have you ever listened to a song that made you want to get up and dance? Music is powerful, it can bring out emotions in people while still allowing the artists to release their emotions in the song. Music can have an influential effect on people. These feelings usually catch us off guard. Most of the time a person does not think of music as contributing to why we may feel…

Discuss how do the topics of attachment and emotion contribute to our understanding of developmental disorders. In this essay, developmental disorders, such as, Autism and Asperger's are connected to developmental theories of attachment and emotion and how these contribute to the characterizing issue. Atypical behaviour is additionally laid out. The emotional bond that's shared between baby and guardian is how the new-born child gets essential needs met. It then turns into the engine of…

Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear follows three people after a million-year old retrovirus begins showing up in the human population. The book opens in the Alps, with Mitch Rafelson, a discredited anthropologist trekking the mountains with two other travelers in search of human “mummies”, which he identifies as Neanderthals. He manages to procure samples of the remains before having to turn back due to health issues and weather conditions. The other two die, but the deformed mummy baby is…

As a result of the increasing disorder in the universe, time has directionality, or the appearance of directionality fabricated by the human mind. Against all odds, complex human beings evolved in the face of expanding entropy, but with the inception of self-awareness humans were bound to think about life’s antithesis—the unavoidable, looming presence of death. For the duration of human life, one’s corporeal self is trapped in the present, simply existing, while one’s mind is able to wonder…

In Shakespeare 's play “Macbeth”, the main character Macbeth is fraught with guilt and anxiety after being told by three witches that he would someday be king. He sees no other way to become king other than by killing the current King Duncan, who he was once very loyal to. Once doing so, he does not see any way to keep his kingship besides by killing those whom he saw as a threat, even people who were once very close and loyal to him. While his actions may be considered evil, he did what he did…