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    Foundations of a Compensations Strategy Compensation Strategies are used by organizations to determine how rewards should be given out to employees. Since compensation is a good way to motivate employees to that are not performing well to do better and the ones that are working hard to work even harder‚ having a good strategy in place will help an employer to decide what is a fair reward to give to each employer. A compensation strategy must have a link between three things in order to be effective

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    cortex. These help to control blood sugar levels and make fats available for energy. 3. 2) Sandy and Vandita – grazed elbows – Vandita’s wound is healing quicker than Sally’s. Sally is getting married and moving house. Using your knowledge of psychology‚ explain why Sandy’s wound is taking longer to heal than Vandita’s (4). Sandy’s wound is taking longer to heal because she is experiencing life changes like her move and getting married. These may be forcing her to make readjustments to her life

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    Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the

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    PA R T I From Ethical Foundation to Addressing Stakeholder Needs Chapter 1. The Foundation of Ethical Thought Chapter 2. The Evolving Complexities of Business Ethics Chapter 3. Stakeholders and Corporate Social Responsibility 1 C H A P T E R 1 The Foundation of Ethical Thought The biggest corporation‚ like the humblest citizen‚ must be held to strict compliance with the will of the people. —Theodore Roosevelt We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist when

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    Biological Effect Mechanisms of Damage Injury to living tissue results from the transfer of energy to atoms and molecules in the cellular structure. Ionizing radiation causes atoms and molecules to become ionized or excited. These excitations and ionizations can: * Produce free radicals. * Break chemical bonds. * Produce new chemical bonds and cross-linkage between macromolecules. * Damage molecules that regulate vital cell processes (e.g. DNA‚ RNA‚ proteins). The cell can repair

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    Biological Predispositions at Strife Genetic engineering‚ or genetic modification‚ is the direct manipulation of human and animal genome using biotechnology in hopes of procreating its masses. What happens: DNA or RNA is prepared and inserted into a host of the organism or a cell that is hybridized into the host. By manipulating its genome‚ scientists (who are so obsessed with “playing god”) are able to produce more desirable or efficient traits in humans and animals. The organism that is newly

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    therefore the connection between cortisol and dream interruption is also a part of developmental psychology because it is a change that occurs throughout a lifespan. These findings are also relatable to a cognitive psychological perspective since the studies investigate the mental process of dreams and how the brain sorts through new information and past information; simply stated: it is cognitive psychology because it is the brain working as one sleeps. These articles go into depth about the process

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    Abstract The following paper includes such topics of normal and abnormal psychology. Discussed with these topics are definitions of each as well as the similarities and differences between them both. Included here also is a discussion and explanation of two mental disorders and two mental illnesses all taken from the psychology perspective. As the reader will see‚ normal and abnormal psychology as well as the mental disorders and illnesses are common issues that could happen to any person or affect

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    Therapeutic psychology Assignment 01 Surname& initials: Masinga BDM Course code: PYC4809 Due date 09.05.2014 Introduction My assignment will focus on Siyaphakama development for the disabled association that is situated in Cape Town. The organisations that I have identify focus on people who are living with disability mainly of a physical nature. Siyaphakama Development for the Disabled Association. The organisation is based at 20 Kliphout Street‚

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    Neo-Classical Architecture and its Foundations Classical architecture is something that almost anyone can appreciate because there are traces of it everywhere. Greek and Roman cultures have had a major influence on today’s architecture but it all stems from the classical architecture that was created centuries ago. The present example is Neoclassical Architecture which first appeared in 18th century France and in America‚ it was promoted by the legendary Thomas Jefferson as the Federal style

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