... substance abuse, and the development of mood disorders. "Individuals who have experienced abuse of neglect in childhood are 1.3-3.1 times more likely to experience lifetime major depressive disorder."(Kendler et Al., 2000: Widom, DuMont, & Czaja, 2007). Researchers also believe that the dependence of alcohol or other substances are higher in the people with child sex abuse than those who have ... sexually abused as a child. "Smoking and depressive disorders frequently co-occur. Studies show that individuals with current diagnoses, prevalence of smoking ranges from 38% to 46%" (Lasser et ...

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... Greek physician Hippocrates, who designed a group of typologies and physiques and tried to correlate them with character traits. This work was continued by Sheldon and Stevens (1942) and Sheldon et al (1949) who identified three basic body types; endomorphs, who are fat and soft; ectomorphs, who are thin and fragile and mesomorphs, who are muscular and hard. They suggested ... fact, "sensation seekers" have a more active central nervous system, being more aroused than most people and more arousable. Another possible problem with the theory is that psychologists (McGurk et al, 1981) have...

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