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Clinical biases in the diagnosis of depression
Many possible clinical biases can be seen in psychological research including confirmation biases, researcher bias, and gender bias. This essay will discuss the research on the role of gender bias in the diagnosis of depression, since more women are diagnosed with depression than men, and it is possible that it is simply a case of…
Biological Approach to the Treatment of OCD
There are several ways to approach the treatment of OCD. One such way is from a biological standpoint. Medications such as SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which work by making more serotonin available in synapses. SSRIs work by blocking transporters cells on the presynaptic membrane. Two studies that investigate the use of SSRIs were carried…
SEHS Notes: Feedback in Sports
Feedback is the result, in the form of information, of one’s action or response to a certain action or event. There are two types of feedback: intrinsic or extrinsic feedback. Intrinsic feedback appears in the form of physical feel of the movement. Whereas the extrinsic feedback is given to someone, for instance a coach or…
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