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    The term ‘schizophrenia’ covers a group of serious psychotic disorders characterised by a loss of contact with reality. It comes from two Greek words: schiz meaning ‘split’ and phren meaning ‘mind’. DSM IV (1994) estimate that the occurrence rate of schizophrenia ranges from 0.2%-2.0% worldwide. There are two main explanations of schizophrenia: the biological explanations and the psychological explanations. In this essay I will critically consider the biological explanations. These include genetics

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    wanted to get “high”. Her neuron transmitters are not providing the natural dopamine’s to feel good‚ without her using the drug. It is said in Addiction‚ Theories of. 2006‚ that the inadequate functioning of the frontal cortical systems in the brain result in addictive behaviors. It can be said that Candice lost control of her usage when she went from drinking alcohol to doing “crack”. She had to begin using a stronger drug to get the “high” feeling she used to get from alcohol. Experiences from other

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    organizations in which confrontation and negativism are rewarded. Employees gain status and influence by being critical and thus are reinforced to oppose the ideas of others. The employer points out flaws of its employees and is very hard to impress. The results of Organizational Culture Inventory for Lutheran Social Services are true. The agency’s current

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    something in our biology is the fundamental cause of dysfunctional behaviour which could be a genetic cause or a malfunction of brain structures. Although it is seen as the most common explanation for schizophrenia due to the use of drug therapy‚ it would be deterministic and reductionist to explain schizophrenia only with the biological approach since there are other numerous factors such as the ones related to the cognitive explanation or other environmental causes. Also‚ even within the biological approach

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    2.3. Range of Results (Scope and Segmentation)   What does a comprehensive set of Customer Results mean for your organisation? The answer is directly related to the range of Customers that you serve and the size and nature of your portfolio of products and services. An incomplete set of Customer Results can have a dramatic impact on the value of the information collected for informing improvements‚ future strategy and business results. There are three potential mistakes:   * To assume that

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    Ionic Reactions Results B - Do your results agree with your expectations from the solubility rules/table? Our results seemed to largely agree with the established solubility rules/table; however‚ a few reactions with the commonality of being mixed with Co(NO3)2 (cobalt nitrate) [reference Row A‚ Columns 2‚ 3‚ and 4] seemed to have such a pale pink tone that it was difficult to decide whether that could have been a precipitate or the lighting in the area where the experiment took place. Ultimately

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    Leadership That Gets Results by Daniel Goleman New research suggests that the most effective executives use a collection of distinct leadership styles—each in the right measure‚ at just the right time. Such flexibility is tough to put into action‚ but it pays off in performance. And better yet‚ it can be learned.   Ask any group of businesspeople the question “What do effective leaders do?” and you’ll hear a sweep of answers. Leaders set strategy; they motivate; they create a mission; they build

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    and main character of the film. The Narrator‚ as the original novel calls him‚ has numerous psychological issues that drive the entire plot of the film‚ but are only slowly revealed. Of the most obvious and apparent by the end are Insomnia‚ Schizophrenia‚ and Multiple Personality Disorder. The Narrator is a businessman who works for a car manufacturer. His job is to investigate fatalities caused by car malfunctions and decide whether or not it is the right move financially to initiate a recall

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    > .05 and alcohol amount and lighting type interaction effect‚ χ²(5) = 2.58‚ p > .05. There was a significant main effect of type of lighting on attractiveness of chosen mate‚ F (1‚ 25) = 23.42‚ p <.001‚ partial η² = .48 (See table 1). Results showed that attractiveness score of the chosen mate was significantly higher in bright light (M = 53.44‚ SD = 5.82) than in dim light (M = 47.25‚ SD = 4.49). Table 1. Repeated Subjects Factorial ANOVA Summary Table Source | SS | df | MS |

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    Managing the inventory imbalance at the European DC Problem Definition With the DeskJet market booming in Europe‚ retailers are demanding high availability of products. The core problem for HP is that it is piling up inventory in its European Distribution Centre (DC) to meet this demand‚ but there are still complaints of product shortages. This is because: * Wrong/unpopular country-specific product models are stocked up‚ while the popular “localized” models run out- caused by ineffective

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