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    Explanation Of 'Scorpion'

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    My constellation is Scorpius and it is the latin word for Scorpion. It is literally translated as the creature with the burning sting. The reason it is so interesting is not because of it’s shape‚ because it is the brightest constellation there is. In the northern hemisphere‚ Scorpius is on the southern horizon. Ancient Greeks considered the claws of Scorpius as the Libra constellation. One myth about Scorpius is that Orion and his mother wanted to hunt every animal on the planet‚ so Zeus sent a

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    Explanation of Ssh

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    What is SSH? SSH is a Secure Shell that uses a secure encrypted communication protocol designed to replace older insecure protocols like telnet‚ rsh‚ and ftp. SSH authentication is done with a username and password combination‚ which is the default. This is the most simplistic usage we will see. $ ssh user@secureserver SSH comes with all Linux distributions as well as other Unix variants. SSH is not a complete security solution and it will not protect against trojans‚ viruses‚ etc. Why would

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    Pegasus Explanation

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    Constellation is a term used in astronomy which is said to be defined as a group of celestial bodies in the area of the celestial sphere or‚ to mention specifically‚ stars that create different objects or shapes that leads to the idea that it is where they get their names. As an additional information‚ constellation came from the Late Latin word ’constellatio’ which means "set with stars". Out of all the constellations‚ my favorite constellation is Pegasus. Why I’ve chosen Pegasus? Well‚ the

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    and is usually mainly seen as a biological process‚ however there are many other factors that can affect the ageing process such as the psychosocial and behavioral factors. These influence heavily on the aged person and the life they live. If any of these components of aging are neglected or ignored then person couldn’t possibly sustain a healthy standard of living. 2. Effects Of Ageing- Psychosocial The term psychosocial refers to ones psychological development in and interaction with

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    Describe and evaluate two psychological explanations of depression. (25 marks) There have been several psychoanalytical theories of depression; there is no objective view of depression. However‚ centre to all these different theories is the idea that unconscious forces and experiences during early childhood contribute to the development of depression in adult life. The first theory that will be looked at is‚ Sigmund Fraud’s theory‚ based on his 1917 essay ‘Mourning and Melancholia’. Here‚ Fraud

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    constructed; there are also a lot of biological and genetic factors that contribute. Two biological factors that affect our gender roles are our genes and hormones. When a baby is first conceived it is genderless for the first seven weeks of development and‚ since there is no gender‚ the development for males and females during this period is identical. At seven weeks when the sperm and egg combine to form the zygote‚ the genes activate the babies’ biological sex. Everyone has 23 pairs of chromosomes

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    Psychological Disorders

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    Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity

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    Outline and evaluate the biological approach to addiction For “cool” Amreen I structure it like this: How the approach explains initiation of an addiction How the approach explains maintenance of an addiction How the approach explains relapse Evaluation (AO1‚ AO2‚ AO1‚ …) IDA The biological approach suggests that genetic factors may create a predisposition to the initiation of an addiction. An individual who inherits a genetic abnormality relating to the regulation of dopamine is more likely to

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    Psychological Perspectives

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    Using two different psychological perspectives explain how a worker could apply psychological thinking to one of the following situations. - A teenager who has been diagnosed as having an eating disorder People who work in the industry of Psychology explore the scientific study of behaviour and see many questions arise about human beings and how certain psychological thinking can explain irregular behaviourisms. There are many different perspectives when it comes to Psychology but some of the

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    Two biological processes which control our stress response involve the hypothalamus and the autonomic nervous system. When a human is under threat‚ the sympathetic branch of the automatic nervous system becomes active and sends a signal to the adrenal medulla. Similarly‚ when the body is no longer under threat‚ the parasympathetic branch sends the body into a more relaxed state. Therefore‚ the human body will automatically react when the body is under threat or stressed and then help itself go back

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