Psychology 2990A/B Chapter : Textbook summary of 2990. Perfect complementary to your readings!
13 Dec 2011
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Residents of nova scotia near the sydney tar ponds show particularly high rates of cancer. One of the world"s most hazardous toxic sites. Adolescents reported worrying about their health and their families more than students. The adolescents who worried showed the highest levels of depression. Even students who lived away could be affected by this depression who lived away. 6 billion people on earth (more than the total number of humans that have ever lived before us) Increasing at a rate of 250,000 people a day. Will double by 2025, and double again at shorter intervals. When animals are crowded, they reproduce more slowly, take inadequate care of young and are. Crowding in prisons: disciplinary problems, suicides and overall death rates increase. Students in crowded dorms are more likely to be socially withdrawn and likely to show signs of more prone to disease learned helplessness effects. Elderly people suffering from dementia taken to a new less crowded unit showed beneficial.
