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Understanding drug addiction as a brain disease and treatment approach

A lot of people do not know why or how people become addicted to drugs. It is sometimes implicit that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop utilizing drugs merely by choosing to alter their behavior.

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Brain chemistry and addiction in substance abuse treatment

The book Clinicians Guide to Substance Abuse, (Smith & Seymour, 2001), is an apparent, to the point introduction to substance abuse treatment for non-specialist physicians.

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The LAFF strategy for improving teacher-parent collaboration

Psychological studies have demonstrated that when parents are involved in their child's education endeavors grads, test scores, attitudes, and behaviors improve (McNaughton & Vostal, 2010).

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Sound production and behavior in red-bellied piranhas

The hypothesis of the article "Sound production in red-bellied piranhas (Pygocentrus nattereri, Kner): an acoustical, behavioural and morphofunctional study" by Millot, Vandewalle & Parmentier (2011), is that piranhas make sounds and these sounds are able to be associated with given behaviors like…

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Operant conditioning and its application to obesity treatment

There are various definitions of learning that are used in the academic circles. These definitions depend on the school of thought that they are derived from. The behaviorists define learning as the relatively permanent change that takes place in behavior alteration due to experience.

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How four major neurotransmitters regulate behavior and brain function

Neurotransmitters are free floating chemicals that are located in the brain. They transmit signals in the synapse controlling a lot of a person's physical and mental behavior. There are four major neurotransmitters: 1) Dopamine, 2) Acetylcholine, 3) Norepinephrine and 4) Serotonin.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans

Military members are sent to war leaving behind family, communities, and their lifestyle in order to fight a war. Upon their return they are thrown back into their "old lives" and are expected to adapt quickly and be unchanged (Cooter, 2004).

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: genetic factors and disease progression

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease is a neurological disorder that causes steady deterioration of the body's nerves and muscles. The cause of the disease is not known, and it affects men and women on an equivalent basis.

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Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis, Jean Piaget's intelligence theory, and behaviorism

Psychoanalysis is a theory that was developed by Sigmund Freud that is all about human nature and what motivates and causes people to behave in certain ways.

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The link between personality traits and brain neurotransmitters

My paper will be examining the links between personality traits and the brain's neurotransmitters. I plan to address this topic by looking at different personality traits and how they are linked to the brains neurotransmitters.

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