Environmental Psychology Article Analysis
Environmental psychology is concern with real problems that occurs from the environment that affects the quality of human’s and other living species life. Research applies that the environment and human’s are unite as one and both depends on one another to stabilize the earth. The environment influences the individual’s behavior, mood, emotions, motivation, or psychological processes to either adapt or adjust to environmental changes. One variable in the environment that is responsible for mood changing that affects the individual’s behavior is light. Proper lighting is needed to balance some individual’s moods and emotions; therefore, Seasonal changes, affects some individuals psychologically. Seasonal Affect Disorder will be defined to demonstrate how the environment affects individuals psychologically. In addition, at least one article will be analyzed to show how seasonal changes influences mood swings, sleep deprivation, weight gain, weight lose, or intrinsic motivation (Veitech & Arkkelin,1995).
Article Anaylsis
The article, Seasonal Affective Disorder: Lighting Research and Environmental Psychology, explains that Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, defined as depression during seasons, but, primarily during the winter, is the main reason for abnormal mood changes. The article focuses on the research that was given that indicates that poor lighting affects the individual psychologically, and individual living closer to the equation show sign more than individual living away from the equation. The research attempts to illustrate why other disciplines, such as, engineers, architects, and designers, should consider viewing environmental psychology as a useful tool when impleme...
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...pt to the change. Environmental psychology understands that the environment and the quality of human life correspond with one another
In conclusion, Environmental psychology is important because every aspect of life revolves around the environment. Engineers, architects, designers and other disciplines can used the research that was given as a guide line to incorporate new designs and plans that will include individual needs. For example, a person with Seasonal Affective Disorder requires adequate lighting for proper serotonin and melatonin, therefore, engineers, architects, and designers can design, and build homes with larger windows that allows for more sun light. A person depression is eradicate when proper lighten is present and so is the stress level.
Works Cited
Veitch, R. (1995). Environmental Psychology. New Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/ Prentice Hall
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...al medical condition such as hypothyroidism. The six type of depression is the seasonal affective disorder (SAD), in this disorder people are afflicted by depression during different seasons or times of the year. Furthermore the seventh type of depression is the postpartum depression which is an unusual type of depression that occurs in women within approximately one week to six months after labor. The eighth form of depression is called substance- induced mood disorder depression may begin or precipitated by overdose of substances such as medications, toxins, drugs, and alcohol. The ninth and last form of depression is the premenstrual disorder, this is a bizarre variety of depression affecting a low percentage of menstruating women, it is a periodic condition in which women may feel down and exasperated for one or two weeks before their menstrual period each month.
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During the winter, many of us suffer from "the winter blues", a less severe form of seasonal depression than SAD. Still others are sufferers have an already existent condition, such as pre-menstrual syndrome or depression, which is exacerbated by the coming of the winter. (2). In general, many people suffer from some form of sporadic depression during the wintertime. We may feel more tired and sad at times. We may even gain some weight or have trouble getting out of bed. Over 10 million people in America, however, may feel a more extreme form of these symptoms. They may constantly feel lethargic and depressed to an extent that social and work related activities are negatively affected. This more extreme form of the "winter blues" is SAD. Typical SAD symptoms include sugar cravings, lethargy, depression, an increase in body weight, and a greater need for sleep (1). Onset of these symptoms usually occurs in October or November, and the symptoms disappear in early spring. Frequently, people who suffer from SAD react strongly to variations in the amount of light in their surrounding environment. Most often, patients who suffer from SAD and live at more northern latitudes note that the more north they live, the more distinct and severe their SAD symptoms become. In addition, SAD patients note that their depressive symptoms increase in severity when the amount of light indoors decreases and the weather is cloudy.
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