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    happened such as death. Reaction formation is when your consciousness if fixated on some kind of idea‚ affect or even a desire which is the complete opposites of a feared unconscious impulse. Projection is when an unwanted feeling and regression is a gratification which is from an earlier stages and rationalization is the replacement of the truth which will cause threatening behaviour but it had a sensible explanation. Another defence mechanism is undoing which is where an individual’s goal is the cancellation

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    Lynne Knight Student No: 0590348 24th October 2011 Examine the view that cultural factors provide the most likely explanation for underachievement for some pupils. In the society we live in‚ one of its major institutions is Education. In the National Curriculum‚ certain guidelines are set out for a National expected level of achievement for each year group. Some pupils achieve a much higher level than this guideline‚ whereas others fall significantly below this. It is believed that

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    optic nerves from the eyes cross (Circadian Rhythms). Some of the factors that can affect a biological rhythm include delaying bedtime to socialize or finish reading a book‚ academic activities‚ employment‚ extracurricular activities‚ or even school start time. The age range that is mostly affected are adolescents. High school students are finishing homework late at night or delaying bedtime to spend time on social media. Students are so deprived of sleep‚ that it changes their entire sleep/wake cycle

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    brings about his own downfall. His indecisiveness leads to many character’s deaths; such as Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ Laertes‚ Polonius and his own mother. He had many chances of killing Claudius but he constantly over thinks the situation thus delaying his major task of killing Claudius: To take him in the purging of his soul When he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No. Up‚ sword‚ and know thou a more horrid hent. When he is drunk asleep‚ or in his rage‚ Or in th’ incestuous pleasure

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    are better off with happiness than with truth. Soma: The drug soma is a symbol of the use of instant gratification to control the World State’s populace. It is also a symbol of the powerful influence of science and technology on society. What are these two abstract entities that Mond juxtaposes? It seems clear enough from Mond’s argument that happiness refers to the immediate gratification of every citizen’s desire for food‚ sex‚ drugs‚ nice clothes‚ and other consumer items. It is less clear

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    Communication Theories and Application Worksheet Fill out the different cells with regard to each theory definition. You are to identify the theory the example represents‚ who developed the theory (theorist)‚ explain the relevance of the theory‚ and then provide your own personal or professional application example of the theory. Theory Definition Identify the Theory Theorist(s) Relevance of Theory Application Example from your Personal or Professional Life Theory explains why as relationships

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    which can either mean them over-indulging when they become an adult. The developmental stages begin with the ‘Oral Stage’ which takes place at birth to 18 months. During this stage‚ infants depend a lot of oral fixations. They tend to find libido gratification from oral exploration in the world and they also learn to trust in adults. In terms of their personality‚ given their oral dependency‚ some believe that it can lead to pessimism

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    happiness is more of a long-term state of being‚ more of an end goal than a momentary feeling. He explains that people should search for the chief good for ourselves and no one else‚ “that which it is always desirable in itself and not ever for the sake of something else” (Nicomachean Ethics‚ 1097a30-34). We often search for money and pleasure in today’s society because we believe that these materialistic elements will bring us instant happiness‚ but it simply brings momentary enjoyment. Aristotle

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    Fed up with the licentiousness of Rome‚ Saint Benedict escaped to the mountain where he lived in solitude and experienced a life of poverty supported by his own work (Ford). Saint Benedict later became the abbot of a nearby monastery as the fame of his sanctity spread (Ford). Through his experience of the monastic life and in response to the growing secularization of the Church‚ Saint Benedict established the Rules of Benedict (“6th Century”). The Rules of Benedict provided a monastic vision

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    reward to decrease with the passage of time. Buonomano’s argument is that like before‚ any immediate reward was better for the survival than any reward that reward waiting when survival was not by any means ensured (100). This need for immediate gratification afflicts everyone to a certain extent. Even though it is possible to train the mind to reap the benefits of the waiting game‚ the wiring of our brain leads us to make short-term decisions that have short lived positive effects on our lives and

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