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Deutsch: Physiologische Bedürfnisse / Español: Necesidades Fisiológicas / Português: Necessidades Fisiológicas / Français: Besoins Physiologiques / Italiano: Bisogni Fisiologici
Physiological needs in psychology refer to the basic, fundamental requirements necessary for human survival. These needs are at the base of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow, which posits that individuals must satisfy lower-level needs before progressing to higher-level psychological and self-fulfillment needs.
Deutsch: Physiologische Reaktion / Español: Respuesta fisiológica / Português: Resposta fisiológica / Français: Réponse physiologique / Italiano: Risposta fisiologica
Physiological response in the context of psychology refers to the body's automatic reactions to stimuli, which can be internal or external. These responses are part of the body's way of maintaining homeostasis and include changes in heart rate, respiration, hormone levels, and other bodily functions. Physiological responses are closely linked to emotional and psychological states, playing a crucial role in how individuals experience and react to their environment.
In the psychology context, a physiologist is a professional who studies the physiological processes and functions of the human body, specifically as they relate to behavior and mental processes. Physiologists use various techniques to measure physiological processes such as heart rate, brain activity, hormonal responses, and other bodily functions to understand the impact of these processes on behavior and mental states.
Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical and physical functions in a living system.
Jean Piaget was born in 1896 at Neuchatel, Switzerland and died in 1980 at Geneva, Switzerland. He was a Swiss born biologist but because of his mother's poor mental health, Piaget became interested in psychopathology.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive development refers to the perspective proposed by Jean Piaget (1896 to 1980) that thinking develops in a sequence of stages. Piaget believed that children naturally try to make sense of their world, both the physical and social world from infancy, adolescence and beyond.