Oxytocin

The often debated concept of Nature vs. Nurture has in recent years become less of a polarizing topic. With advancements in psychology and biology, the factors that go in to the etiology of certain disorders and diseases have become more clear, but also less clearly distinct from one another. The lines between what is caused by environmental factors or by biological factors are becoming more and more blurred. In particular, social anxiety acts as an excellent example of how these factors can…

Decision making is is the process of making choices by setting goals, gathering information, and assessing alternative occupations (umassd.edu 2016). The three types of decision making are impulsive, rational, and dependent decisions. Everybody has and will encounter situations that will require them to make one of these types of decisions Rational decisions are a multi-step process for making choices between alternatives (boundless.com 2016). To make rational decisions, it requires for a…

music as can be heard by their organized babbles indicating that music perception is wired in human brains. Music is critical in a baby’s development since it enables the infant to interact and engage freely with their caretakers triggered by the oxytocin hormone which increases bonding and improve their communication skills. Music also soothes the baby to sleep and helps them to calm down from tantrums. Music training for young infants develops the young child’s spatial reasoning. This fact is…

Nervous tissues have neurons and nerves that support cells. Its function is to send impulses to different areas of the body. It reacts to stimuli and conducts impulses to different organs in the body that carry a response to the stimulus. Nerve tissues are in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves which are all made up of neurons. http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/lc/humanbio/4/lchb4_3a.html Cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is made up of your heart, your blood…

every attempt and approach. The method of self- generating love can vary from time to time, which emphasizes how the person’s individuality and approach to good health is varying. It is vital that any type of positive behavior should increase the oxytocin levels in…

During breastfeeding, the hormone oxytocin is released, which causes the uterus to tighten to its natural size. Additionally, a breastfeeding mother has a decreased risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis (“Breastfeeding Your…

Same-Sex Adoption “There are no unwanted children. Just unfound families.” – National Adoption Center. According to Terra Cooper a staff storyteller at Adoption.com there are nine basic steps to adoption. The first step is making the decision to adopt (Cooper). In making this decision, people need to decide if they are suitable to be an adoptive parent. There are three types of adoption: domestic, foster and international. Choosing one of these is the second step (Cooper). From adopting an…

being diagnosed with diabetes, asthma, obesity, cancer, and sudden infant death syndrome. Breastfeeding is less likely to result in overfeeding and constipation is rare. There are also benefits for the mother as well when it comes to breastfeeding. Oxytocin release when breastfeeding causes uterine contractions which causes the mother to bleed less. The frequent skin to skin contact enhances bonding between the mom and baby. Breast feeding is convenient in which there are no bottles to wash or…

"Being a sports fan is a complex matter, in part irrational but not unworthy; a relief from the seriousness of the real world, with its unending pressures and often grave obligations.” (Richard Gilman np). Gilman captures the true essence of sports fans in his quote because he explains how complex fandom really is. Becoming too invested in a sports team may lead to psychological and physical issues due to hormonal changes, emotional spikes, severe stress, and increased media attention. Despite…

article titled Watching the Clock: A Mother’s Hope for A Natural Birth in A Cesarean Culture by Carla Keirns, a doctor and mother who had been in the hospital for two days for induction. She had not been able to eat or get out of bed and had been on an oxytocin drip for 24hrs and she still had not had been pushed for a C-section. Kerins did not want a C-section at all. The thought of induction freaked her out too, with 50 percent of inductions needing a C-section (Kerins, 2015). She felt like…