In our paper we discuss the existence of narcissism as instinct; a Mendelian trait that can be inherited from either parent. This instinct is an essential component of five different personalities in our model and these personalities can be classified into two groups: Narcissistic and Obsessive. How these personalities manifest in individuals and how the individual interacts with the healthcare...

wet-nursing in England appears to be in the seventeenth century when the urban growth of London in particular presented mothers with similar problems regarding their infants. Evidence for bureaucratic intervention, however, is lacking in England. The conclusion of the author that economic pressure was the predominant cause in the rise and decline of wet-nursing is convincing. The sheer intensit...

Judgmental processes involved in risk perception and decision making have traditionally been conceptualized as cognitive in nature, being based upon a rational and deliberate evaluation of the situation at hand. Conversely, a sampling of research from diverse literatures suggests that intuitive decision-making may offer an alternative (or possibly complementary) behavioral strategy in some situ...

Find this and many other dissertation guides and resources at www.dissertationrecipes.com Developing a theoretical framework that guides the logic of what you are doing in a dissertation or thesis can be challenging. Trochim (2006) contends there are two domains in research—theory and observation. Trochim refers to theory as what is going on inside the head of the researcher, while observation ...

Gino J. Benedetti, JD Delivering bad news is not easy for anyone. It is natural to feel uncomfortable looking someone in the eyes and imparting news that will cause pain or anger. Yet this is an unavoidable part of taking care of patients and an unavoidable part of managing a staff. Good instincts and hiring skills, as well as a thorough understanding of your office processes and culture, will...

Music is a core human experience and generative processes reflect cognitive capabilities. Music is often functional because it is something that can promote human well-being by facilitating human contact, human meaning, and human imagination of possibilities, tying it to our social instincts. Cognitive systems also underlie musical performance and sensibilities. Music is one of those things tha...

Emile Durkheim said that when all of the members of a tribe or clan come together, they can sanctify the sacred and experience a spiritual “effervescence.” Friedrich Hayek suggested that certain genes and instincts still dispose us toward the ethos and mentality of the hunter-gatherer band and that modern forms of political collectivism have, in part, been atavistic reassertions of such tendenc...

The cell biology of caveolae is a rapidly growing area of biomedical research. Caveolae are known primarily for their ability to transport molecules across endothelial cells, but modern cellular techniques have dramatically extended our view of caveolae. They form a unique endocytic and exocytic compartment at the surface of most cells and are capable of importing molecules and delivering them ...

The corpus luteum is a unique hormone-regulated, transient reproductive gland that produces progesterone, a required product for the establishment and maintenance of early pregnancy. In the absence of pregnancy the corpus luteum will cease to produce progesterone and the structure itself will regress in size over time. Although the process of luteal regression has been studied for several decad...

We agree with Dupoux and Jacob (DJ) [1] that human moral capacities are, in ways yet to be understood, grounded in our biology. However, we disagree with DJ’s outright rejection of the linguistic analogy (LA). Fully cognizant that our present understanding of the moral faculty is no better, and perhaps is worse, than the state of affairs in linguistics circa 1950, we believe that it has opened ...