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    Schizophrenia

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    was diagnosed as undifferentiated schizophrenia and now his current diagnosis was undifferentiated schizophrenia. Undifferentiated schizophrenia is amental disorder  which is part of the family of disorders broadly known as“schizophrenia.” There are a number of subcategories of schizophrenia including paranoid schizophrenia‚ catatonic schizophrenia‚ disorganized schizophrenia‚ residual schizophrenia‚ and schizoaffective disorder ; undifferentiated schizophrenia is oftendefined as a form in which

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    evidence‚ explain the effects of one neurotransmitter on human behavior. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers‚ which send signals and communicate information through neurons (nerve cells)‚ cells‚ our brains and our bodies. Neurotransmitters are released and travel through terminals in the brain until they reach certain receptors. Neurotransmitters and their functions are located and carried out in different sections of the brain. It uses neurotransmitters to make your body carry out certain

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    How the Loss of Dysbindin‚ a Schizophrenia Susceptibility Gene‚ Affects Sleep Patterns in Drosophila Links between genes and mental disorders have been found throughout science. One mental malady being focused on today is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is shown to have many sources or possible causes (Maier‚ 2008); however the primary and most studied cause is the link between schizophrenia and the dysibindin gene. Statement of Problem The problem being studied is whether dysbindin is the

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    Homeostatic Imbalance

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    Running head: HOMEOSTATIC IMBALANCES Homeostatic Imbalance: Gout Grand Canyon University Biology 100 Lecture Abstract Homeostatic imbalance is the disturbance of normal homeostasis in the body. This paper is on the disease of gout caused by a homeostatic imbalance. Due to the kidney’s inability to filter uric acid it starts to build up in the joints and cause pain‚ tenderness‚ redness‚ warmth and swelling in the joints. Gout usually attacks the joint of the big toe‚ but it

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    regional imbalances

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    inquiry into the process and persistence of regional imbalances in social development within northern region of the state of Karnataka with special attention on the problem of chronic backwardness and subsequent low standards of human life in both the Bombay-Karnataka and the Hyderabad-Karnataka regions within North Karnataka. Through a detailed study on North Karnataka‚ it has been an attempt to understand the dynamics of regional imbalances in social development within the framework of political

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    Regional Imbalance

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    economic exploitation of the country and not in its development; it encouraged various divisions based on religion‚ region‚ caste and language and did not pursue any plan or strategy for a balanced development of the country.These resulted in regional imbalances‚and group identities. Subsequently‚ the independent India saw the rise of regionalism‚ linguism‚ separatism‚ etc. In this chapter we will read about the background‚ causes and nature of these phenomena and possible ways out to check them. All these

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    Outline and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia There are many different explanations for schizophrenia and the biological one has a major influence on the explanation. There are two different approaches; genetics and the dopamine hypothesis. The genetic hypothesis argues that sz runs in families and is inherited through genes. According to the genetic hypothesis‚ the more closely related the family member to the schizophrenic‚ the greater their chance of developing the disorder

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    [Title Here‚ up to 12 Words‚ on One to Two Lines] Abstract For years scientist working in this field have attempted to classify types of schizophrenia. According to the DSM-III there were five different types (disorganized‚ catatonic‚ paranoid‚ residual‚ and undifferentiated) however‚ the first three were originally proposed by Kraepelin. Currently today‚ these classifications are still being used in the DSM-V‚ however predicting the outcomes of the disorder

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    Schizophrenia

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    Schizophrenia Casey Spencer Psychology 101 Dr. Carol Servies Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette/Crawfordsville March 4‚ 2009 Schizophrenia Psychosis: Schizophrenia. What does this mean? Schizophrenia is an incapacitating mental condition that has many symptoms and no cure. Most people associate schizophrenia with “split personalities” but that is not true of the disease. Actual symptoms include but are not limited to hallucinations‚ delusions‚ being unable to

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    Global imbalances

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    0021−3624/2012 $9.50 + 0.00 DOI 10.2753/JEI0021-3624460210 Global Imbalances and Financial Crisis: Financial Globalization as a Common Cause Yan Liang Abstract: Global imbalances and global financial instability are tightly connected and can be traced to a common cause‚ that is‚ financial globalization within the current monetary and financial system. The paper argues that financial globalization contributes to global imbalances by impeding real exchange adjustments‚ inducing export-led growth

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