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2 FaversShareViewed: 12 TimesQuoted: The current teaching of mathematics is often weak in traditional schools. Children are taught math facts and are expected to learn them through rote memory drills. Here are some math tips to help the homeschooled child...
2 FaversShareViewed: 28 TimesQuoted: An introduction to the Crazy Meds site, stating my philosophy that psychiatric meds suck donkey dong, but are far better than the alternative of unmedicated mental illness.\\
Crazy Meds is a helpful guide to psychiatric medications written by the people who use them, with blunt honesty, more scientific rigor than you'd expect, and a very dark sense of humor. Before you start popping Paxil (or anything else), go to Crazy Meds to check out the pros and cons.
Every job has stress, but the workplace environment can seem almost unbearable when working for an over-demanding or unfair boss...
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A career is a culmination of someone’s life experiences, education and work. It is a profession that is chosen by an individual that elects to share his or her talents with the rest of society.
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Glucocorticoids are steroids produced by bodies at times of stress. Prolonged stress(and exposure to the steroids) damages hippocampus neurons. PTSD and depression(ie chronic stress) can cause permanent damage to the hippocampus, slow neurogenesis and affect memory.
From studies of baboon clans, this steroid level-
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(a) is generally low in high ranking males and high in low ranking males. They are high for high-ranking males when the societal hierarchy is under threat.
(b) is high when the personal threat is unpredictable and arbitrary.
(c) is higher when a baboon is unable to distinguish a real threat from a non-threat.
(d) is lower where baboons have a social outlet for anger.
(e) is lower when they are sociable and not alone. - yeehaw - Jun 24 20072 FaversViewed: 22 Times
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