Would Phobias be considered a good topic on a research paper in Human Biology?
17 June 2010
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aj_izmixedlyk3gumbo asked:
I have to do a research paper and presentation a topic of my choice in Human Biology…I decided to pick Anxiety Disorders, specifcally ‘Phobias’. Does that relate with human biology and does that make a good topic?
I have to do a research paper and presentation a topic of my choice in Human Biology…I decided to pick Anxiety Disorders, specifcally ‘Phobias’. Does that relate with human biology and does that make a good topic?
I dont know about human biology… that sounds more like something for a Psych paper. But if you want to do phobias, you can talk about brain activity and what might be the conditions of detecting that type of problem… neural chemical imbalance and stuff.
It depends how much the class focused on pyschology. I did a paper for a similar class on the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on the body and it was really easy to find information.
If you link anxiety disorders (phobias) to brain chemistry, this would make a great paper. You would have to support your paper with good research.
There is, however, a sociological component to these problems, but, fear is a biological reaction.
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How long is this paper? Like the person said above, you could link it to brain chemistry, but if you’re not going to do it really really well, don’t bother. Something like diabetes, or Alzheimer’s or arthritis would be good if you don’t have alot of time and word space for research because there is alot of relevant research which is easy to find.
i say go with Erin B’s answer. cause phobias are more of a pschological thing not a biological thing
I would consider it a valid topic if you were able to show how phobias have some type of physiological basis. Phobias are generally thought of as mental health disorders triggered by a specific life event. If the paper is supposed to be Human Biology, I would suggest a topic that is more closelu conneced to biology. If you really want to keep Phobias as the topic, perhaps writing about how anti-anxiety drugs interact with the brain to treat Phobias.
Do not listen to any of these functional biologists. This is a good evolutionary question. You could explore the evolved histories of the snake or spider phobia. How they arose among our ancestors as a general defense against the venomous. Do not make the mistake of these molecular and microbiologists. Biology is the study of all living things and all their aspects. You could also contrast how people do not develop any phobias of modern killers, such as guns, cars and the like, while still being afraid of snakes, which they never see in an urban setting. Try looking up Susan Minikas ” prepared learning ” studies.
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