Oxytocin

The Francisco Goya art piece I chose was Por que? (sic) [Why?] because it evoked the most emotion in me. Throughout the exhibit, there were many jarring pieces of art. Because Goya was living in a time of the Spanish and French war, he saw a lot of horrors and expressed them through his art. Por que? (sic) [Why?] was a part of a line of works that were not published until after he had died, assuming these pieces would have upset the public. The history behind these pieces, along with the…

we use this to enable our sex drive to heighten our sexual anticipation. The next one is dopamine which helps us to focus intensely on the images we are viewing. Another chemical is norepinephrine which gives us our adrenaline while masturbating. Oxytocin is a tranquilizer that helps us to deal with stress and the pressures of life. Last is serotonin which helps us with calmness and to self-medicate and escape the pressures of stress (Struthers). With all these chemicals being released we start…

Impact of Technology and Social Media on Psychological Wellbeing and Relationships The impact of social media and technology has changed traditional methods of communication and permeates the vast users’ everyday life. Change incites two reactions: those in favor of and those opposed. Arguments for the former include transcending geographic differences, and increased control one has over other’s perception of them, whereas the latter believes that the new technology will strain…

Almost all religions have some set of morals. These morals make us who we are even at the deepest of levels that we can’t even access. This also means that anyone who goes against these morals is typically shunned in many religions. There are many religions that look at this as a chance to pray for forgiveness and to become closer with whom they believe in. Religious groups always want to add new members to the group and they look at this as an altruistic act because they believe they are…

Index: 1. Title page…………………………………………………… Page 1 2. Index page………………………………………………….. Page 2 3. Introduction………………………………………………… Page 3 4. What is reflection and why is it important to reflect …...….. Page 3 5. Types of reflective practices and models.…………………… Page 4 6. How this research relates to my personal experience………..Page 6 7. What self-compassion is...........................................................? Page 7 8. Why self-compassion is important……………………………. Page 9. Steps towards…

Plants have major role in changing the life of human civilization both for health as well as quality life from ancient times. Since inception of knowledge about the usefulness, out of 258,650 species of higher plants 10% are considered to be useful for curing the diseases. (Shinwari 2010). From the human civilization different systems of treatments like Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Sidha, Homeopathy and many more have been devised ; but the source almost remain same i.e., medicinal plants for…

Breastfeeding is something that women have done since the beginning of time. However, now women have other options other than breastfeeding. Yet, researchers have found that by not breastfeeding both mothers and children might be missing out on important benefits. BREASTFEEDING CAN LEAD TO BETTER HEALTH, INCREASED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND CREATES STRONG PARENTAL BONDS THAT AFFECTS FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS. Although there are many different variables in a woman’s lifestyle that affect the effectiveness…

Paul Pierre Broca talked about ‘le grand lobe limbique’ in 1878 or the great limbic lobe and used the term “limbic” (from the Latin limbus for border) to the rounded rim of the cortex which also has the cingulate and the parahippocampalgyri. However, its supposed role in emotion was elaborated by the American physician, James Papez in 1937 in the influential paper titled ‘A proposed mechanism of emotion’. This anatomical model is called the Papez circuit.[2] In the year of 1948 scientist…

Are food manufacturers slowly killing us? Do you think your family meals are healthy? How many times you pick something up in the supermarket and read the labels in fear of unhealthy ingredient. Should we really blame the manufacturers for what people eat or blame individuals for what they choose to consume? Psychologist think if manufactures produce healthier foods then people would have healthier options. Food is essential to one’s life and it is needed to survive. So you would think it’s…

Introduction In times when natural disasters arise, the quality medical treatment can falter. Specific medical treatments may become unavailable when disaster strikes. The question posed is why does healthcare falter natural disasters and what are the consequences for different social groups? Countries examined are the Philippines, Bangladesh, England, Malaysia, Nepal, and the United States. There are many variables in what treatments are affected after a natural disaster, such as infant…