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Project One Milestone: Graphic Organizer
Juanita onasanya
Southern New Hampshire University
PSY 108: Introduction to Psychology
Shannon Smith
January 26, 2024
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PSY 108 Project One Milestone
Graphic Organizer
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1. Overview of
perspective
2. How does the
perspective relate to
nature?
3. How does the
perspective relate to
nurture?
4. How does this
perspective study or
explain stress?
5. Think about the ways stress impacts
your own life. In your opinion, is nature or
nurture more significant for this
perspective, and why?
Neuroscience:
How the structures
and chemistry of
the brain and body
influence mental
process and
behavior
Brain and body
development is
influenced by
biological factors,
such as genetic
expression
(Honeycutt, 2019).
Brain and body
development is
influenced by responses
to changes in our
environment
(Honeycutt, 2019).
The neuroscience
perspective studies the
chemical causes and
effects of stress, from the
release of the hormone
cortisol to the effects of
chronic stress on the
body.
I think is more significant for the nurture
neuroscience perspective. In my opinion,
both nature and nurture play significant
roles in how stress impacts our lives.
However, I believe that nurture might have
a slightly more significant impact. This is
because, while we can't change our genetic
makeup, we can change our environment
and learn new coping strategies.
Evolutionary:
How natural
selection of traits
promotes the
survival and
reproduction of
genes
We are born with
instincts that
promote our survival
and the propagation
of our species
(Honeycutt, 2019).
Our ability to survive
depends on our ability
to adapt to the changing
demands of life
(Honeycutt, 2019).
The evolutionary
perspective explains that
our biological response to
stress was passed down
from our ancestors
because it helped them
survive threatening
