Huntington’s disease was first ever believed to be discussed in a letter by Charles Oscar Waters in 1842. In 1846 Charles Gorman noted that the disease seemed to occur in a certain region. Symptoms of the disease were described by Johan Christian in 1860. In 1872 George Huntington gave the first complete description of the disease based on his research‚ and so the disease was named after him. In 1993 the huntingtin gene was located. Huntington’s disease is caused by a defective gene. The defective
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Psychological Traps in Decision Making ABSTRACT The purpose of this article synthesis and summary is to highlight six traps managers are susceptible to when making decisions. (Duening & Ivancevich‚ 2006) A decision can be defined as a conscious choice among alternatives followed by action to implement the choice. Effective decision making combines the use of knowledge‚ experience‚ creative thinking‚ and risk taking to move an organization forward. Managers typically find themselves
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Facebook Addiction: Symptoms and Treatment MySpace‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ Tumblr and Facebook are some social-networking sites which are visited by thousands of people every day. Those websites can show people information related to important personalities‚ such as celebrities‚ politicians‚ and businesses.Also‚ information can be found about online friends‚ classmates and old friends. Nevertheless‚ according to Marketing Charts‚ one of those social-networking sites is considered the most visited by
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Psychological Egoism: Fact or Fiction?? The descriptive claim made by Psychological Egoists is that humans‚ by nature‚ are motivated only by self-interest. Any act‚ no matter how altruistic it may seem on the outside is actually only a disguise for a selfish desire such as recognition‚ avoiding guilt‚ reward or sense of personal goodness’ or morality. For example‚ Mother Teresa is just using the poor for her own long-term spiritual gain. Being a universal claim‚ it could falter with a single counterexample
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sometimes known as a normal reaction to abnormal events. It was not noticed by the medical community until the 1970s‚ during the Vietnam War. Originally diagnosed in veterans during 1955-1975 It was then first defined as a disorder in 1980. Post-traumatic stress disorder is now recognized in civilians of rape‚ or other criminal assaults‚ natural disasters‚ train collisions‚ aircraft crashes‚ or acts of terrorism such as child abuse. In the early nineteenth century‚ soldiers were diagnosed by medical doctors
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Question 1: | __________ refers to using specific word choices and syntactic structures to increase perceptions of psychological closeness. | Type: | Multiple Choice | Your answer(s): | •Verbal immediacy | | Question 2: | This refers to the physical distance between two people. | Type: | Multiple Choice | Your answer(s): | •Proximity | | Question 3: | ____________ is defined as the capability to defend your own rights and wishes while still respecting and acknowledging the right
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Use good form. Good form is different depending on what exercise you’re doing but‚ in general‚ good form includes the following: 1. Don’t swing your weights. Unless you’re doing a sports specific workout‚ use slow and controlled movements. If you have to heave the weight up‚ it’s too heavy. 2. Don’t drop or throw the weights down. That’s a great way to break a toe--yours or someone else’s. If you’re using a heavy weight‚ have a spotter nearby to help you. 3. Don’t lock your joints
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How to use a Charcoal Grill Good Afternoon‚ when I was a younger boy I always looked forward to the summer spending time outdoors with my family and friends. One of the outdoor activities that I always enjoyed is helping my father cook on the grill. Till this day I experience the same type of excitement of cooking on the grill and people still ask me the same question. Which type of grill do you like to cook on? Is it a Charcoal Grill or a Gas Grill? My answer of course is always a Charcoal
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picturesque park is famous for numerous attractions‚ such as the Magic Kingdom and delicious food of all types. Disney World‚ as it is informally known‚ began on the drawing table in 1960 as a dream of Walt Disney. Although he died in 1966 before his vision was realized‚ his brother Roy O. Disney continued with the construction of the resort. On October 1‚ 1971‚ Disney World opened‚ and it is now the most visited vacation resort in the world. A trip to Disney World is definitely a fabulous experience.
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Becca Marlin/ PSY240 August 12‚ 2012 L. Renee Foster Herrmann Analyzing Psycholgical Disorders Page 1 I’m glad that I don’t live in the 1800’s. Did you know that back in the 1800’s when doctors were just beginning to understand psychological disorders‚ that if you were thought to suffer from a psychological disorder you could have holes drilled into your head or you could be put on any number of experimental drugs that could in fact make the condition
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