Psychological Topics 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
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Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations (part of the psychological explanations) Any behavioural explanation of schizophrenia has to incorporate fundamentals of conditioning (classical and operant) and/or social learning theory. Is it possible to make sense of the many and varied symptoms of this disorder within that behavioural framework? Basic Behavioural approach to explaining schizophrenia The behavioural explanation suggests that schizophrenia
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people‚ compile a folder to include the following documents: an outline of current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Question 1b (Weighting: 0) An explanation of child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Child protection is specifically about abuse but it comes under an umbrella term called safeguarding. Safeguarding are all the things that we do and the policies
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E1. Provide an explanation of three different international approaches to learning. One international approach to learning is Forest Schools. A Forest School is an outdoor education in which the children who attend get the opportunity to visit forest and woodland areas and develop different skills such as‚ personal‚ social and technical skills. Forest Schools offer children and young people the opportunity to develop their confidence through hands-on learning in a woodland environment. Forest Schools
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Chapter IV Consciousness and its Variations Intro: 4.1 Consciousness Your immediate awareness of thoughts‚ sensations‚ memories‚ and the world around you represent the experience of consciousness. William James described consciousness as a “stream” or “river.” Although always changing‚ consciousness is perceived as unified and unbroken much like a stream. Because his idea of structuralism was based off of introspection‚ many of the leading psychologists at the turn of the twentieth century
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| Instructor Explanation: | Many service jobs are highly skilled such as physician‚ attorney‚ airline pilot‚ OSCM instructor‚ etc. | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 2 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | Doing something at the lowest possible cost is called: ________________. | | | Student Answer: | | Effectiveness | | | | Efficiency | | | | Productivity | | | | Evaluation | | | | Application | | Instructor Explanation: | Efficiency is
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The implications of learning styles and strategies for language teaching Introduction Language learning styles and strategies are among the main factors that help determine how –and how well –our students learn a second or foreign language. A second language is a language studied in a setting where that language is the main vehicle of everyday communication and where abundant input exists in that language. A foreign language is a language studied in an environment where it is not the primary
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Different learning styles and personality Types Gen/200 Even though most people do not understand learning and intelligence well enough‚ it is proven that people have different learning style and personality type based on multiple pathways to learning and personality spectrum. People have different learning style and personality type and based on my findings from the multiple pathways to learning assessment‚ three learning styles were identified. The three leaning styles identified
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Outline and evaluate one or more social explanations of aggression. Aggression has been defined as ‘any form of behavior directed towards the goal of hurting or injuring another human being or animal that is motivated to avoid such treatment’ (Baron). Various types of aggression have been identified; person-orientated aggression‚ which is when the main goal is to harm another person and instrumental aggression‚ when aggression is used in order to achieve a desired goal. An important
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Northeastern Political Science Association Power‚ Causation & Explanation Author(s): Terence Ball Reviewed work(s): Source: Polity‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 2 (Winter‚ 1975)‚ pp. 189-214 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3234201 . Accessed: 17/09/2012 00:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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