Discuss two biological explanations of depression (8+16 marks) AO1: One biological explanation for depression is family studies. Family studies have proved that having a first-degree relative with depression appears to be a risk factor of depression. These studies select people who already have the depression (the probands) and examine whether other members of their family have been‚ or might be diagnosed with depression. Research has found that around 20% of such relatives have depression compared
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factors that make difficulties to managers. I will choose an organization (Cathay Pacific) to be an example to describe the elements that may exist in its general environment. Of course‚ related references will be provided to backup the points. Assignment aims and objectives: This assignment aims to define “General environment”. Also to point out the challenges that “General environment” provides for managers. And then‚ choose an organization as I selected Cathay Pacific‚ to describe the elements that
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Understanding Individual Employee Performance: Motivation‚ Ability‚ and Beyond Jenny Collage Abstract The success of an organization relies heavily on the performance of its employees. Understanding Individual employee performance is a systematic approach to assigning work and expectations‚ supporting and enabling employee efforts‚ providing assessment and feedback‚ and following through with appropriate recognition or correction. Hibba (2007). There are a number of factors that contribute
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use these personality tests when they are recruiting staff and it provides significant information about candidates’ strengths and weaknesses. Despite this‚ some other researchers argued that well structured-personality tests do not predict job performance under certain conditions. They suggested social analytical effects (Blickle‚ et al.‚ 2009)‚ frame-of-reference effects (Bowling & Burns‚ 2010)‚ cultural variation (Borkenau‚ et al.‚ 2013)‚ gender variation (Costa et al.‚ 2001) and the effect of
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Role of Individual in organizations The individuals play an important role in the functioning of the organization. The members of an organization must be induced‚ coerced or forced to participate in it. People participate in the organizations when they are going to gain something out of them. For example the desire for remuneration in cash or kind‚ prestige‚ the desire to show the skills already acquired etc represent some of the motives of the people in participating in organizations. People tend
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Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the
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This chapter discusses the biological perspective on addiction. When looking at this perspective it is important to understand the biological causes of addiction‚ tolerance and withdrawal. The chapter discusses the different ways drugs can be administered and absorbed. Further it talks about the different ways drugs are metabolised and excreted and how drugs affect the central nervous system. Lastly it examines tolerance and withdrawal as understood from the biological perspective. There are many
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How cleanliness and sense of beauty can influence the life of an individual? THE significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. Every faith and civilisation stresses the importance of cleanliness. Historically‚ cleanliness has been considered one of the important factors by which to judge a civilisation’s or society’s development. Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness and purity‚ both physically and spiritually. In Islam‚ spiritual purity is linked to physical
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Discuss Biological Treatments for Schizophrenia (24 marks) The vast majority of people who suffer from schizophrenia will receive some form of treatment to try and diminish their symptoms. There are drug therapies that help patients to function as well as possible‚ and were founded in the 1950’s when the drugs were given to hospital patients to try and calm their anxiety before surgery but were also found to relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia and so consequently were used for treatment of
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Part 1: an individual essay on how values affect individual and organizational behavior Values The topic of values has become a plethora item of debate in many areas‚ particularly in the field of organization behavior. Values can be defined as the basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end- state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite and converse mode of conduct or end state of existence (M. Rokeach‚ 1973). Value predicts various aspects of individual’s
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