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    Psychology Midterm Notes

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    CH. 2 NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR Part 1 I. Our Genetic Inheritance Neuroscience: scientific study of the biology of behavior & mental processes Behavioral Genetics: study of the relative effects of heredity & environment on behavior & mental processes Genes & DNA -The nucleus of every cell contains genes‚ which carry the code for hereditary transmission -Genes are arranged along chromosomes (strands of paired DNA). Evolutionary Psychology: studies how natural selection & adaptation

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    Herpes

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    The herpes virus is one of the most prevalent viral diseases known to man. As much as eighty percent of all people‚ worldwide‚ have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1)‚ and twenty percent have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). This may sound like scary statistics‚ but most infected people suffer only mild discomfort. The more common form‚ HSV1‚ usually causes the occasional blister-like sores on or around the mouth. These blisters are called cold sores or fever blisters and‚ as most sufferers know

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    world in 2011. AIDs and HIV in the Congo * The Congo was one of the first African countries to recognize HIV. * The United Nations estimated at the end of the 2001 1.3 million Congolese (adult and children) were infected by HIV and in 2003 it was estimated that 1.1 million Congolese died from HIV. * The most HIV affected age groups are women that are 20-29 years old and men that are aged 30-34 years old. * The life expectancy of the Congo dropped 9% during the 1990s due to HIV/AIDs

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    Therefore failed states are geographical areas which have lost most if not all of their sovereignty to non-state actors and cannot perform basic functions anymore. Some examples of failed states are North Korea‚ Afghanistan‚ Democratic republic of Congo‚ Somalia‚ Nepal and Nigeria. Most of the failed states are third world countries where political instability and over population are the order of the day. A rogue state is a nation that is considered very dangerous to other nations . Before a state

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    The author of A Thousand Sisters‚ Lisa Shannon‚ is such an inspiring writer. She had a normal‚ perfect life until she watched an episode on Oprah Winfrey’s show about the women of Congo. Congo women often get raped and their husbands and children killed. I find it very difficult to compare the Congolese women to our society or anyone. However‚ I can empathize with the Congolese women because I have also experienced a loss of dignity through sexual violence and other abuse. Lisa Shannon as a human

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    According to WebMD‚ organ transplants are “the surgical movement of a healthy organ from one person and its transplantation into another person whose organ has failed or was injured.” The first organ transplant was conducted on December 23rd‚ 1954. Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume transplanted a kidney from Ronald Herrick‚ into his brother Richard. The first successful tissue transplant was a skin graft‚ performed in Germany in 1823. Organs including the heart‚ intestine‚ kidney‚ liver‚ lung

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    Case Study

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    CASE 17 Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute: Competing in the LASIK Eye Surgery Market* Dr. Mark Everett‚ clinic coordinator and optometric physician (OP) of the Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute (PCLI) office in Spokane‚ Washington‚ looked at the ad that Vancouver‚ Canada-based Lexington Laser Vision (LLV) had been running in the Spokane papers and shook his head. This was not the first ad nor the only clinic advertising low-priced LASIK eye surgeries. Dr. Everett just could not believe that

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    could say that the poisonwood bible is a story of change. Throughout the novel you read of how the characters transform from their time spent in the Congo. The Price women go from being naive and homesick to becoming a part of the Congo. Spending time in Africa changed them; it changed them so much that some of the girls chose to remain living in the Congo. One representation of change we found interesting in the novel was the change of Orleanna Price. In the beginning of the novel she was quiet and

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    an ivory transporter in Congo. Throughout the story‚ Marlow revealed his interest of learning more information about a man named Kurtz‚ an agent of ivory-procurement who portray by the people as a God and a genius. Marlow is shocked to see how the Europeans treat the natives of Congo as if they were animals and the corruption within the company. In addition‚ greed is one of many significant themes that often shown throughout

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    King Leopold's Ghost

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    Once King Leopold II set his sights on the Congo‚ he would not give up until the land was his. He connived‚ manipulated and conned his way into the land. He did not care who got hurt; he just wanted his dream to be fulfilled. In order to achieve his dream‚ King Leopold II wanted to be sure that no other country got in his way. Belgium was a small country and Leopold knew that his country posed no threat to others. If he started to conquer the Congo‚ other countries might follow suit and overcome

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