Influence of 3 Important Factors on Health: Gender, Life-Span Development, and Socio-Cultural Factors

Introduction Health is a multidimensional concept influenced by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. The biopsychosocial model, introduced by George Engel (1977), offers a holistic perspective on health Read More …

Role of Psychology in Health Psychology and 4 Important Progress in Health Psychology Goals

Introduction Health psychology is a rapidly growing field that examines how psychological, behavioral, and social factors influence physical health and illness. The role of psychology in health psychology is important. Read More …

Forensic Psychology : SPPU MA syllabus

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY S. P. PUNE UNIVERSITY SEMESTER-II EP: 210: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (Major Elective) LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To acquaint the students with: 1. To aquatint the concepts and nature of forensic Read More …

What is Experiment? Its 9 characteristics & Types

What is an Experiment? An experiment is a scientific method used to establish causal relationships between variables. It involves the manipulation of an independent variable (IV) to observe its effect Read More …

2 Types of Peripheral Nervous System : SNS & ANS

Introduction to Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Peripheral Nervous System is comprised of two nervous systems : Somatic nervous system (SNS) and Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Even though Central Nervous System Read More …

2 Brain Hemispheres and Specialization

Introduction to Brain Hemispheres The Human brain is considered as unitary being, yet it has two distant parts called as cerebral/ brain hemispheres. Dividing the brain sagittal section gives us Read More …

Central Nervous System (CNS) : Brain & Spinal Cord

Introduction to Central Nervous System (CNS) Anatomically, there are two types of nervous systems : Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous Systems (PNS). The CNS consists of brain and Read More …

Importance of Neurotransmitters in functioning of Nervous system

Introduction to Neurotransmitters and nervous system Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the nervous system, essential for transmitting signals between neurons and regulating bodily functions & behaviors. These neurotransmitters, including dopamine, Read More …

4 Steps of Synaptic Transmission : Communication between neurons

Introduction to Transmission through Synapses Synaptic transmission is the process through which neurons communicate with each other, allowing the brain to send and receive signals (Cotman & McGaugh,1980). At the Read More …

Neural Conduction : Generation and Transmission of Action Potential

Introduction to Neural Conduction Neurons, the fundamental units of the nervous system, are specialized cells responsible for neural conduction i.e transmitting information throughout the body. Their primary function is to Read More …