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Douglas Hurd Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd 1930-, British politician. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he worked in the diplomatic service (1952-66) and later served as Prime Minister Edward Heath 's political secretary (1970-74). He entered the House of Commons in 1974 and held a succession of junior posts in... Read more
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Self-preservation Self-preservation
SELF-PRESERVATION The term self-preservation in its simplest definition describes both the set of behaviors by means of which individuals attempt to preserve their own existence and the psychical processes that establish these behaviors. In an initial period of his work Freud associated these... Read more
Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Douglas, Michael 1944–(M. K. Douglas) PERSONALFull name, Michael Kirk Douglas; born September 25, 1944, in New Brunswick, NJ; son of Kirk Douglas (an actor, producer, and writer; original name, Issur Danielovitch Demsky) and Diana Dill Douglas (an actress); stepson of William Darrid (an actor,... Read more
Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas
Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas 1286?-1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In the war of independence against England he joined Robert I and made himself the terror of the border, even burning his own... Read more
Paul Howard Douglas Paul Howard Douglas
Paul Howard Douglas 1892-1976, U.S. Senator (1949-67), b. Salem, Mass. An economist, he joined the faculty of the Univ. of Chicago in 1920; was active as a government adviser, especially on problems of wages and social security; and served (1939-42) as alderman on the Chicago city council. In 1942... Read more
William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th earl of Douglas 1423?-1440, Scottish nobleman, eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. In answer to an invitation from the young James II, who was at that time controlled by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingstone, Douglas and his brother visited the... Read more
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ethology study of animal behavior based on the systematic observation, recording, and analysis of how animals function, with special attention to physiological, ecological, and evolutionary aspects. Laboratory or field experiments designed to test a proposed explanation must be rigorous,... Read more
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instinct term used generally to indicate an innate tendency to action, or pattern of behavior, elicited by specific stimuli and fulfilling vital needs of an organism. Examples of almost purely instinctive behavior are found in the behavior of many lower animals, in which activity (often quite... Read more

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