PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 83: Caudate Nucleus, Railways Act 1921, Alcohol Dehydrogenase

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

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Deficiency of serotonin seems to be associated with ocd, possible dysfunctions in frontal lobes, the area of the brain that directs thinking and planning. Checking and washing are most common compulsions: feel that something terrible will happen if the compulsive action is left alone, possible dysfunction in caudate nucleus, area of the brain that has a role in regulating movements. "it is important to know as much as possible about teenage smoking patterns and attitudes. Today"s teen-ager is tomorrow"s potential regular customer and the overwhelming majority of smokers first begin to smoke while in their teens. The smoking patterns of teen-agers are particularly important to. The tobacco industry spends more than million dollars a day, every day in advertising. Stress-related behaviours: obesity tress-related behaviours, obesity and mortality, weight discrimination, when women applicants were made to look overweight, participants were less willing to hire.