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    17 (2008)‚ 2‚ 247-263 Original Scientific Article – UDC – 616.89-008.441.42 159.015.7 Evolutionary Explanations of Eating Disorders Igor Kardum‚ Asmir Gračanin‚ Jasna Hudek-Knežević University of Rijeka‚ Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology Abstract This article reviews several most important evolutionary mechanisms that underlie eating disorders. The first part clarifies evolutionary foundations of mental disorders and various mechanisms leading to their development. In

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    The evolutionary model of jealousy implies that jealousy responses between men and women evolved to aid them with the different reproductive challenges faced by the two sexes. It states that‚ when it comes to infidelity‚ men are concerned with their female partner becoming pregnant by another man and are therefore more likely to feel jealous in response to sexual infidelity cues. Women are more concerned with their male partner diverting emotional and material resources required for raising her children

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    The Evolutionary Theory of Attachment Bowlby’s evolutionary theory consists of a number of essential factors. The evolutionary theory of attachment as proposed by John Bowlby (1907-1990) suggests that attachment‚ in terms of adaptation‚ is essential for survival. In order to progress healthily‚ children are born with an innate tendency to form attachments. This means that infants are pre-programmed to become attached to their caregiver. This is supported by the research of Lorenz (1952) in

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    Theory of Evolutionary Psychology PSY 331 Instructor Malish Jan. 11‚ 2012 The Evolutionary theory of learning is a sub- category of the school of Evolutionary psychology. The study of evolutionary psychology focuses on a combination of sciences‚ evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology‚ anthropology‚ and neuroscience. The basic theory seeks to explain‚ through universal mechanisms‚ why humans act and learn the way they do. EP (evolutionary psychology) theorists attempt to reconstruct early

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    _Outline the views of evolutionary psychologists‚ social constructionists and Freudians_ _regarding gender development and/or gender differences‚ and examine whether such_ _views are complementary or competing._ INTRODUCTION What is to be a man or a woman? How do different perspectives of psychology view gender development and gender differences. This essay will be looking at the three perspectives on sex and gender. Then it will then go on to compare and contrast these views and explore the

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    Grendel from a different point of view or wondered what his motivations in Beowulf to kill so many people were? In the epic poem Beowulf‚ Grendel is described by the author as an evil and cruel creature that has a strong desire for man´s blood. However‚ we get a very different characterization of the same character in the novel Grendel by John Gardner. In this book‚ Grendel is illustrated as the only character that thinks and reasons clearly. Therefore‚ readers get a very different perspective of Grendel

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    Human Interaction from a Psychology Perspective Do we act the same within social interactions as we do when we feel that no one else is looking? Do we conform to society’s standards of what is considered normal behavior? Does our behavior in social interactions depend on a variety of factors ranging from brain chemistry‚ individual belief’s‚ cultural influence? We are all influenced by a variety of factors in our social interactions with others. Does the interaction offer us some type of

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    the reader the opportunity to see the story in a constructed way where both the reader and the narrator are linked from beginning to end. Nick Carraway begins the story with a simplicity emphasized on his father’s advises. He begins by commenting on himself‚ stating that his father taught him to not judge other people because if he does not see it from their sociological perspective he will not understand his judgments. This gives us a clear example of his personality and way to approach things

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    Concept of business ethics base on Islamic perspective Can be explained through several sources information: 1. Quran and Hadith Based on the Quran‚ in the surah Al-Baqarah‚ verse:275‚ “…. Allah has permitted bay’(trading) and forbidden riba(usury)…” Regarding on this verse‚ it is obviously‚ explained the concept of business ethics from Islamic perspective; which in Islam‚ the usury totally prohibited. As we know‚ the conventional business ethics are allowing usury in the market system

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    Security testing from perspective of scrum development Rudra Prasad Tripathy Ph.D. scholar‚ Utkal university Technical architect‚ JDA india software(P) Ltd. Hyderabad‚India Rudra1in@yahoo.com Ranjit Kumar Panda Senior Engineer‚ MindTree Limited Bangalore‚ India panda.ranjitkumar@gmail.com Abstract— We are trying to show how security testing plays predominant role in secured development and through agile methodology-particularly scrum is a suitable development process. Keywords-scrum;security

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