Category: Essay
Cognitive and Emotional Health Project Committee Project
A National Institute of Health (NIH) Cognitive and Emotional Health Project committee has found that exercise and maintaining heart health also maintain brain health. The committee determined that avoiding hypertension, controlling blood pressure, increasing physical activity, and other factors are all preventative against cognitive decline. These factors all contributed to preventing emotional problems caused by […]
Defining and Understanding Psychology
After taking Psychology 101, psychology means much more to me than it sits prior to taking the class. At the beginning of the semester, I was asked to define the word psychology, and the best definition I could muster was simply the study of the mind and how it works. After examining the large realm […]
Ethics of Euthanasia
Is it a justifiable idea? And if it is, under what circumstances should it be allowed? To help clarify terms: Euthanasia pertains to a death which functions to benefit the person who dies. This death ultimately requires a final act by someone other than the person who dies. There are many ways this question can […]
Child Battering
Child abuse is the intentional use of physical force or intentional omission of care by a parent or caretaker that causes a child to be hurt, maimed, or killed. Child abuse covers a wide range of harmful actions, which generally vary with the age of the child. Infants and preschool children are most likely to […]
Secondhand Smoking Health Concerns
As most of you know, smoking is bad for your health, but what some of you might not know is that you don”t actually have to smoke to be harmed by smoking. Lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women, is mainly caused by cigarette smoking. Secondhand smoking causes […]
Contribution to Environmental Pollution
We tend to think of ourselves as fairly civilized. After all, we”re the greatest country in the world, right? We”ve got the best economy in the world. Things are looking up, the country”s headed in the right direction, and “political correctness” is in full swing. Why, then, do so many of us turn a blind […]
High Alcohol Consumption
Its Effects and Social Acceptance. Rumors and old wives” tales such as stress makes women heavier drinkers, divorce prompts heavy alcohol use, people drive better when they are drinking, and teenagers are the main group of drunk drivers, are being thrown at today”s society left and right in an effort to blame the other guy. […]
Issues Concerning Adolescent Drinking and Driving
Drinking and driving is an illegal act of negligence; therefore, it is not a smart thing to do. Although driving while intoxicated is a problem of all age groups, it is especially severe for adolescents. This is not because they do not care, but that they often do not understand the serious effects of alcohol. […]
The Study of Human Brain and Imagination
The human mind is considered by scientists to be the most complicated structure in the universe. Weighing a mere four pounds, the brain and how it functions is still not entirely understood. Indeed, very little progress has been made on the workings of the human brain. Aside from neurons and pathways, however, is the deeper […]
PSY 331 Psychology Of Learning Wk4-D1
Constructivism Constructivists suggest that a person’s reality is unique from others and thus, effects what, how, and how effective knowledge is acquired. This is suggested to be affected by numerous variables such as culture, past experiences, and past knowledge. Consider the following as you discuss: What does logical positivism suggest to us about constructivist-based theories? […]
