The discussion on the connection between stress and disease often appeared lost in the translation of prior research. ... There has not been one specific test or examination identified for use to clearly identify malingering. ... Carlton et al., (2009) stressed the multiple limitations with their study, ranging from patient sampling, to evaluating the significance of injury severity, and eventually social stressors (p. 372). ... For Geraerts, Kozaric-Kovacic, Merckelbach, Peraica, Jelicic, and Candel the findings on this next study illustrate the Morel Emotional Numbing Test for Post Traum...

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There is no well-accepted specific test to identify Alzheimer's Disease during a patient's lifetime. ... No one test can determine whether Alzheimer's actually exists, which is also the reason why a physician must administer an exhausting battery of tests before making an Alzheimer's diagnosis. A detailed patient and family history will be taken; a physical exam will be conducted; mental status test will be administered; neurological exam will be completed; laboratory tests will be performed; and an extensive psychiatric exam conducted before a diagnosis can be made. ... Me...

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Periat published a laboratory study titled, "Effect of Sexual activity on cycle ergometer stress test parameters, on plasmatic testosterone levels and on concentration capacity.... Over a two-day span, each athlete would be monitored while undergoing two maximal strength tests, one two hours after sexual intercourse and the other ten hours after sexual intercourse, and a one-hour arithmetic stress test paired with an arithmetic mental concentration test. ... The stress test and arithmetic mental concentration test consisted of the athletes biking for an hour at a level of 75 watts. ... Ad...

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Crippling Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on the Infant Development Introduction: In today's society, prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) continue to have major concerns for various reasons. As well as severe destruction to neonates/ infants during their developmental process. Cocaine subst...

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Maternal Depression 1 Running Head: DEPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH ATTACHMENT Maternal Depression's Affects on the Infant's Quality of Attachment Maternal Depression 2 Abstract The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that maternal depression and quality of attachment are associated in children ranging from infancy to 7 years of age. ... The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that maternal depression will be associated with infant's quality of attachment such that those who are depressed will be more likely to have insecurely a...

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Bias in educational materials used, teachers' expectations, tracking, testing bias, linguistic differences, and lack of positive role models all combine to offer a less than comprehensive education. ... Educational materials stressing the historical influences and cultural values of the dominant society, supported by a bombardment of outside media, cheat students in two ways. ... Testing bias is yet another aspect that leads to inequality in the educational system. On average, minorities score lower than whites on standardized tests. ... However, cultural specific content of tests, ...

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The analysis of variance was used as a test of significance. ... Palmer (54) concurred and stressed the permanency of the gains demonstrated by the experimental group. ... West (74), by verbally inducing a speed set in one group and an accuracy set in another, tested the Gilbreth concept of early emphasis upon developing expert rates in motor skill activities. ... These findings conflict with other studies; it is possible that the effect of speed set upon accuracy depends upon the degree of stress upon each factor. Martin's experiment (29) tested the use of a continuous speed-forcing...

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The best-known test that claims to measure academic aptitude is the Scholastic Aptitude Test. ... If the test measures things that are taught in school, that is usually a sufficient rationale for its content, but test like the Stanford- Binet and the Scholastic Aptitude test also try to test skills to include therefore involves inane direct way. ... The tests are also methodological bias. ... Standardized tests as well as other tests can lead to prediction bias. ... In subsequent years, conflicts over school governance and intractable problems of poverty led some educators to focus on vari...

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There seems to be emphasis on physical strength and raw courage, tested in life-threatening activities. ... Yet, what is important is that somewhere, in an obscure place the ideals are to be found, in each person's phusis, however, they are to be tested by life governed by philia. ... The pagan tradition "stressed the necessity of endurance in the face of adversity and the importance of the deeds of courage performed by individual warriors in the world ruled by inexorable "Wyrd"" (Mazur and Bela 1997:2). ... He is a man who fights because he must, for the survival of his tribe or natio...

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"They are less, likely to be overwhelmed by stress and anxiety". ... These statements seem to suggest that the general sense of having so many role demands or obligations that the individual feels unable to perform them all adequately leaving the employed women more vulnerable to stress and lower self-efficacy. ... For students the higher the sense of self – efficacy, the greater the effort reducing the amount of stress and anxiety they experience when facing obstacles. ...

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Sex Hormones, Gender Differences, and Behavior Abstract Behavior is intricately woven of genetics, environment, and hormones. The interplay of the nervous and endocrine systems and the influence of sex hormones on behavior are examined here in depth. Hormones are intimately tied to sex characteristics and to behavior. The behavioral implications of the presence or lack of certain hormones at critical periods of development is explored. Hormonal influence on female cycles, reproduction, nursing, sexual behavior and sex differences are also examined. ...

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Starvation leads to low bone density and eventually osteoporosis placing the athletes at greater risk for stress fractures and injuries thwarting their performance. ... This means that without a blood test a deficiency is often undetected until it is at a dangerously low level and too, this condition can also occur at any stage of a bulimics illness. ... In the bulimic sub type where over exercising is the method of compensating for the excess calories from a binge is, the individual is in fact just putting themselves at a greater risk for injury and stress fractures related to their sport a...

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Therefore, the distinction between the two appears to be extremely well defined by stating that it is determined by scientific data and testing. ... As long as scientific testing fails to prove the theory wrong, the theory still stands, until there is evidence to refute it. ... On the other hand, if testing of a treatment does not work, more than the probability of chance, then it would be viewed as quackery. ... The population is also looking for new ways to cope with the increasing stress in their lives from various stimuli. ... Acupuncture theory relies solely on the existence of an energy ...

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You decide to include a group test of intelligence (based on the psychometric approach) but given the multicultural context in which you are working, you also administer a test that measures learning potential (using dynamic assessment). ... Provide an example of a group test of intelligence and of a learning potential test that you would use and justify your choices. ... TESTS FOR ASSESSING COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING 15 5.1 The General Scholastic Aptitude Test 16 5.2 The Learning Potential Computerized Adaptive Test 17 5.3 The Differential Aptitude Test Form K 19 5.4 Additionally 19 6. .....

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Lombroso's theory was tested by an anthropologist named Goring (1913, 1972) who studied 3000 convicts and 3000 non-criminals and found no significant difference in features, facial or otherwise. ... In support of this research, Cortes & Gatti (1972) found that 57 percent of the institutionalised delinquents they tested fell into the mesomorphic category. ... Passingham (1972) noticed differences between the control and test groups used such as socio-economic class and ethnic background. These variables may have affected the outcome of the personality tests. Bartol et al (1979) tested 398 ...

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THE PROBLEM RATIONALE High performance in every test is one of the major goals of every teacher and every learning institution. ... The researcher had encountered many students who obtained low scores in periodical test. Specifically in grade 7 class of SY 2015-2016, during the first periodical test, out of 89 students 39 got a score of 20 and below from 50-item test. ... Using the mastery exercises, Grade 7 teachers can explore other supplementary exercises in Mathematics for the improvement of test results. ...

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However, through proper regulations, constant testing by independent research firms and, government controls, genetically altered foods can and will be a continuing trend for Canada and the world. ... Advancements in this field have engineered new species of crops resistant to environmental stresses, disease, herbicides and pests. ... Questions regarding the amount of testing and variety of testing GM products have to endure creates many uncertainties for people. ... They also enforce very strict regulations for testing. ... They put in place rigorous testing and are presently debating ...

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A possible marketing strategy could be to stress on naturalness of products. ... In the aspect of being natural, there is one big competitor, The Body Shop, which has already created a large part of its image on the idea of naturalness and products not being tested on animals. ...

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Working families face many pressures that put an added stress on the individual, the family, and the company for which they work. ... The "Holding a Job, Having a Life: Strategies for Change- 2001 study by the Work Institute of America points out that employee-driven solutions help reduce overtime, stress, and workloads, and increase flexibility and family and leisure time. Scientists agree that in moderate amounts stress can be benign, even beneficial, and most people are equipped to deal with it. However, increasing levels of stress can rapidly lead to low employee morale, poor productivi...

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Additionally, tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of non-drug offenders on probation or parole are imprisoned or re-imprisoned each year for nothing more than testing positive for drug use or an arrest for simple drug possession (Brownsberger, Aromaa 2001) Treatment has broad and growing public support and a recent survey by Peter Hart Research Associates found that more than 60 percent of voters favor providing treatment rather than prison time for people convicted of drug possession or selling small amounts of drugs (Hart 2002). ... A report by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) asserts, "[e...

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Furthermore, we went on to learn about the importance of sleep, nutrition, and stress prevention, and how they play such a huge role in our health. ... There are many takeaways from this in terms of my personal life since I haven't been sleeping all that much, and I can get decently stressed sometimes, so after learning this I plan on getting more sleep and finding better ways to relax in the future. ...

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Traumatic experiences characterize the expulsion, journey, and arrival of a great many refugees with consequent elevation in post-traumatic stress and drug use (Mills, 2012). ... In response to such physical, psychological, and emotional turmoil, it is very normal for them to experience symptoms such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helplessness, fear, guilt, self-blame, grief, rage, and anxiety. ... The combination of deprivation, stress and limited access to health care means that refugees and asylum seekers have special mental health needs, which leaves young people an...

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Negative feelings for instance, chronic stress, from negative attitudes and pessimistic feelings of discouragement and helplessness can disturb the body's hormone balance and drain the chemicals present in the brain that are essential and required for the feeling of happiness. New scientific research has also reached the conclusion that chronic stress can actually decrease people's lifespan by shortening their telomeres (the "end caps"" of the DNA strands, which play a big role in aging). ... Positive emotions generally lead to faster recovery from cardiovascular stress, better sleep...

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Every marriage is put to the test of time and while some give in to the problems, others manage to escape divorce and somehow strengthen their marriage further more. ... As suspected, the results proved the theories that decline in marital quality is directly related likeliness of divorce especially in women, and finally that role strain and stress caused by unfair amount of housework is as much of a divorce predictor in women as the generated decrease in marital quality (Frisco et al. 2003; Nock 2001). ... The two main hypotheses tested were The Role Specialization Hypothesis and The E...

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The causes of Alzheimer's are attributed to causes such as, the inheritance of specific gene, stress, DNA methylation in the brain and even lifestyle choices like smoking. ... Diagnosing of Alzheimer's disease is not a simple task as there is no one test that give a definitive result to the presence of the disease. Cognitive tests are done to differentiate Alzheimer's from dementia by asking questions such as "what is your age?... However, there also genetic testing with known genes being linked to the disease, such as APOE-e4 indicates occurrence is higher in persons over ...

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