Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations of obesity Various explanations can be provided for the reasons of obesity‚ from biological explanations‚ to neurological and evolutionary theories. Even socio-economic reasons could give insight into why some people have a higher likeliness of obesity Evolutionarily‚ the thrifty gene hypothesis provides insight as to why many suffer from obesity‚ as it suggests that our current genes are no longer suited to our new environment. Modern day society is
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other matters do not commonly desire more of it than they already possess. Conclusion: Good sense is‚ of all things in the world‚ the most equally distributed. 8) Premise 1: In New York State alone taxpayers spent more than $200 million in our state’s failed death penalty experiment‚ with no one executed. Conclusion 1: The death penalty is too costly. Premise 2: The strongest reason remains the epidemic of exonerations of death row inmates upon post-conviction investigation‚ including ten
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1. Question : (TCO D) A residence in Brevard County has an assessed value of $150‚000. Its owner qualifies for an old age exemption of $10‚000 and a homestead exemption of $20‚000. The property tax rate is $5 per $100 AV. What will be the property tax bill on this property? Student Answer: $7‚500 $7‚000 $6‚500 $6‚000 Instructor Explanation: @ Chapter 10. This owner has an adjusted (for exemptions) AV of $150‚000-$30‚000 = $120‚000. If the tax rate is $5
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Page 1 Now revised and expanded‚ including a very revealing radio interview with David Chase in April of 2008! *Dozens of new visuals on all 4 pages and new content (“Death and David Chase”) added to Part II. **Check out an incredible Sopranos tribute video at the end of page 4. *Note from author (December 6‚ 2010): Its been over three years since the finale of the Sopranos‚ yet the ending continues to be discussed and debated to this day. My piece has become more popular than I ever could have
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Biological explanation of phobias Genetic factors One biological explanation for the cause of phobic disorders suggests that we can relate it back to our genetics. This theory values the ‘nature’ side in the nature vs nurture debate. This theory uses twin studies to try and separate genetic factors from environmental factors in order to draw a causal conclusion between genetics and phobias. If a closer concordance rate was found between MZ and DZ twins we could suggest a genetic inheritance
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Discuss evolutionary explanations of human aggression One evolutionary explanation of human aggression is sexual jealousy. Infidelity triggers sexual jealousy which is an evolved adaptive response to infidelity. Men have developed many strategies from vigilance to violence to stop their partner committing adultery. Men never know for certain that the baby is theirs and could be investing in another man’s baby. In a questionnaire‚ if women reported that their partner did not like them talking to
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Draugr’s usually have a mother who is even stronger and more evil than he and this is true of Grendel as well. Another crucial attribute of Grendel’s is his stealth which allows him to prowl and sneak up on unsuspecting warriors as he hunts at night. One last‚ interesting part of Grendel’s description is that he is ale to wield magic and cast spells because during the battle he protects himself from iron blades.
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hard time picturing what I am reading in my head‚ but science fiction is easier to visualize. I dislike non-fiction the most because I find it uninteresting. “Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to‚ while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” -G. Flaubert Flaubert’s message is that human speech is imperfect and inelegant. Many people strive to speak fluently
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Outline and evaluate psychological explanations for schizophrenia (24) One psychological explanation of SZ was put forward by Bateson et al (1956) who looked at childhood as a base for developing SZ‚ for example the interactions children have with their mothers. His explanation‚ the Double Bind theory‚ states that schizophrenia can occur due to conflicting messages given from parents to their children‚ for example when a parent expresses care but does so in a critical way. This means that the child
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