Essays Tagged: "biological factors"
Born First, Born Smarter? The study of who would be more articulate?
er to that question is that something about our genetic composition changes with birth order due to biological factors such as the age of the mother. However, scientists believe that the explanations ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
The dispositional and humanistic perspectives of personality
the dispositional and humanistic perspectives. The dispositional perspective has long argued for a biological account of traits. This can then be associated with predictable personalities which in tu ... believer of free will, the humanistic perspective has always argued that despite environmental and biological factors, people have the ability to act and change in ways that they themselves govern. T ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Why people gravitate towards evil.
, there are two Psychological theories for what makes people behave as they do and they are nature (biological factors) versus nurture (environmental factors). The nature theory would suggest that cer ... would suggest that certain people would gravitate towards evil because there is something in their biological make-up that causes them to behave this way. On the other hand, the nurture theory would ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics
Business and econ.
ound their health until they are actually ill or people think that their health is only affected by biological factors. However, our health should be a focus in our lives because our daily life has an ... a focus in our lives because our daily life has an affect on our health. Illness does not only have biological causes but is also influenced by social factors such as the socially imposed roles of gen ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Dysthymia Could be Caused by Biological Factors: A Truth or a Myth?
e events and psychosocial factors. Nevertheless, evidence has been found that strongly suggest that biological factors such as genes and neurotransmitters play a role in mood disorders such as bipolar ... sorders (cite). In this paper, a milder unipolar depression, dysthymia, will be examined as whether biological factors play a role in it. Dysthymia is defined as a mild chronic depression which last a ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Biological/psychological factors of crime
e concerned with scientifically identifying the causes of criminal behavior in individual offenders.Biological Factors in CrimeNot many want to believe there is any such thing as a "bad seed;" that he ... tic or physiological components are the sole causal agents in behavior.In the past, theories of the biological aspects of criminal behavior were marked by a general lack of knowledge regarding the hum ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Case study of an Autistic child- Evaluation
ication; (c) the presence of repetitive behaviour (O'Riordan, 2001). It is believed to be caused by biological factors due to: neurological symptoms, mental handicap, genetic causes, infections, and a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Sexual and Romantic Development in Youth
one's sexuality and romantic relationships. Many authors debate over the importance of hormones and biological factors versus environmental factors in relation to sexual development. Despite Freud's n ... ence on a person's sexual development. So, does a child's sexual and romantic development depend on biological or environmental factors or a combination of both?Environmental Influences on Sexual/Roma ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
The cardiovascular effects of garlic consumption
s considered to be the major cause of death in the United States. Whether the deaths are related to biological factors, such as genetics or high cholesterol levels, cardiovascular disease is a major c ... such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, fatty streak formation on walls of arteries, and other biological factors that are associated with cardiovascular disease.The cardiovascular benefits deriv ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Causes of Depression
lly known, but it is believed that depression is caused by a combination of several factors such as biological and psychosocial factors. One can't say that one factor is more important to the causes o ... to the causes of depression than the other because both have its own significant role in depression.Biological factors such as the fluctuation of chemicals in the brain and genetics play a major role ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide
To What Extent Can Obesity Be Explained By Biological Factors
AbstractObesity is a globally escalating health problem. The following report concentrates on what biological factors are related to obesity and how can it be overcome.OutlineObesity is an increasing ... pids) in the adipose tissue of the body. This paper addresses the various relations of obesity with biological factors.Obesity and Biological FactorsObesity is the most common nutritional disorder in ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Bipolar disorder
nknown. Some physicians and scientists think it comes from a variety of environmental, and genetic, biological factors that set off incidents of the bipolar disorder. There is said to be evidence that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Nature vs. Nurture
e to single out one particular cause of criminal behavior. Criminal behavior often stems from both biological and environmental factors. In many cases criminals share similar physical traits which t ... ually have. For example criminals have smaller brains than properly adjusted individuals. However biological reasons cannot solely be the cause of criminal behavior. Therefore, one must look to oth ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
The study of criminology
research examines environmental conditions. Others concentrate on the connection between crime and biological factors such as brain structure and chemical imbalances. And others emphasize people's em ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Deborah tannen
In contemporary society biological factors are no longer the sole components that distinguish men and women. Rather anything ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Sport And Race
cism 9. Stacking 10. International Examples 11. Rugby League Example 12. Rationale for Stacking (1) Biological (2) Psychological (3) Sociological.13. Summary CONCEPT OF RACE The point I want to stress ... categories are grounded in social meanings and social definitions; they are not based on objective biological factors. Firstly, the concept of race is historically and culturally dependant. Historica ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
Gender: Nature or Nurture?
belongs to either the male or female sex category, is the result of humans being obedient to their biological genes (nature) or to their environmental upbringing (nurture). Biologists tend to believe ... Many experiments have shown that biologists are correct, that human beings follow nature and other biological factors in forming gender identity. (I am changing it to: Biologists are correct though, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Psychology and Health: Multi factorial Model
tion of multiple factors working together. The multi factorial model takes in to account a person's biological factors including genetics, immune system, and chronic pain; environmental factors like p ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Psychology and Health Problems
Multi-factorial model is that there are many factors such as biological, psychological and cultural that cause health and illness. Biological factors are things ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Critical Analysis: 'Making the Young Old before Their Time'
n why kids nowadays reach maturity much earlier than before. In his article, Robertson asserts that biological factors, kids’ behavior, and external environment contribute to make the young old b ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues