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    Lindsay is a 32yo‚ primigravida‚ who is currently 31 weeks 3 days as dated by LMP consistent with an 8-week ultrasound. She has a long history of tachycardia. She has been followed several years with Cardiology and had a very significant work-up including prolonged Holter’s‚ ECHO‚ stress ECHO‚ and even evaluation by Electrophysiology Cardiology. She was ultimately diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate tachycardia and she was treated with atenolol for several years. She stopped atenolol 2 years

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    Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper PSY 360 August 29‚ 2011 JOYCELYNN FLOWERS-ASHTON Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper According to About.com (2011)‚ cognitive psychology is‚ “the branch of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think‚ perceive‚ remember and learn.” (Answer‚ para. 1). The main focus of cognitive psychology is to understand how information is acquired‚ processed‚ and stored within the human brain (About.com‚ 2011). Cognitive research is used in

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    In present times‚ the beauty of science has been distorted from the art of human due to the introduction of human experiments. Human experiment is defined as the study of human beings as an experimental subject. Since olden days‚ humans have been used as test subjects for a variety of experiments. The main objectives of these experiments being carried out are to develop new ideas and cures for the maintenance of lives of humans. According to Nitze (no date)‚” We slow the progress of science today

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    Research paper Source: http://psychology.about.com Psychology Today‚ psychologists prefer to use more objective scientific methods to understand‚ explain‚ and predict human behavior. Psychological studies are highly structured‚ beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested. The discipline has two major areas of focus: academic psychology and applied psychology. Academic psychology focuses on the study of different sub-topics within psychology including personality‚ social

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    After 9/11 the perceptions of Muslims in America were forever changed. Seeing the violent images of the Twin Towers on the news deeply frightened people in Western society. As result‚ fear and anger were directed towards innocent Muslims. In a growing society where many are no longer afraid to speak their beliefs‚ prejudice occurs in almost every aspect of life. Prejudice is defined as “an unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social

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    Research‚ Statistics‚ and Psychology Paper PSY 315 Research‚ Statistics‚ and Psychology Paper Two important factors of psychology and studying it are statistics and research. This paper will explain what research is and the scientific method. This paper will also explain how research is important to psychology. When a researcher does studies on psychology they receive data from the subjects‚ they are studying. In any type of research there are two major types of data‚ they are primary data and

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    Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Your name PSY/360 Cognitive Psychology August 4‚ 2014 Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive Psychology can be defined as the mental process by which a subject will learn‚ perceive and think. This process is most frequently used when we attempt to evaluate a subject to establish if they have any mental disorders or diseases‚ this has been a great asset to medical professional to establish different mental diseases in subject they are evaluating

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    Global Perspective Assessment CJA/484 November 2‚ 2014 Lori Madison Global Perspective Assessment The criminal justice system consists of three phases the police‚ courts and corrections. The focus of the criminal justice system is to ensure justice for all‚ by punishing the accused and rehabilitate while providing for the innocent (Garside‚ 2008). As the nation ’s social‚ economic and technology age experience some key modifications‚ abroad crimes are pushing different challenges for the criminal

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    Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Kimberly Vincent U of P August 23‚ 2009 Introduction Cognitive psychology came out of behavioral psychology. Behavioral psychology stated that only those actions that could be observed were worth experimenting with and researching. The consciousness and thoughts were too abstract for research and experimentation. Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is the discipline within psychology that investigates

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    Psychology and systems: Abnormal Behavior and Mental Health Morgan Bley West Chester University Summary: Abnormal psychology is the study of abnormal or atypical behavior in people. There are many things group into the category of atypical behavior. For example mental illness but being left handed is also considered atypical but is not an abnormality. Sometimes it is hard to use one definition to describe what abnormal psychology is. According to Saul McLeod (2008) abnormal psychology

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