Abnormalities in ECG Hypothesis If someone with a heart defect are monitored by an ECG machine‚ then the ECG will be abnormal when compared to the ECGs of healthy heats. Materials In order to test this experiment‚ an ECG machine will be necessary to measure the ECG of individuals with a heart defect and individuals with healthy hearts. It will also be necessary to have a program called Biopac to see the reading on a laptop. Additionally‚ volunteers with a healthy heart and heart defects will
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The word abnormal refers to actions and behaviours that are seen to be different from majority. There have been many different explanations and views of abnormality suggested for 1000’s of years. One view is that of the Greek and Roman’s. Hippocrates taught that illness had natural causes. He perceived abnormal behaviour as a disease derived from internal physical problems. He believed it was an imbalance in the four humors that flowed through the body that caused abnormal behaviours. The four humors
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Chapter 1 • Abnormal psychology is the scientific study whose objectives are to describe‚ explain‚ predict and control behaviours that are considered strange or unusual. • The scientific approach/method for investigating abnormal behavior consists of four steps: o Formulating a research question o Expressing the research question in the form of an hypothesis o Applying methods of testing the hypothesis o Drawing conclusions about the correctness or falseness of the hypothesis • The naturalistic
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Survey of Lifespans Professor Nalbandian Due Date: October 1‚ 2012 Topic 1 : Activity 2 Genetic and Chromosomal Abnormalities There are many genetic and chromosomal abnormalities that ail much of our population today. The three that I chose to discuss‚ not only peak my interest‚ but are also disorders that I plan to work with in the future: Klinefelter Syndrome‚ Fragile X Syndrome‚ and Downs Syndrome. All three disorders impair those that they affect‚ in mental‚ cognitive and physical
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DEFINITION: NORMAL adjective 1. conforming to a standard; usual‚ typical‚ or expected. 2. noun 1. the usual‚ average‚ or typical state or condition. 2. adjective 1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal;regular; natural. 2. serving to establish a standard. 3. Psychology. a. approximately average in any psychological trait‚ as intelligence‚personality‚ or emotional adjustment. b. free from any mental disorder; sane. What Do We Mean by ’Normal’? It is time to rethink
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Models of Abnormality Introduction The many different models used to explain the nature and treatment of mental illness compound the problems of defining and classifying abnormal behaviour. Five major schools of thought are summarised below. The biological (medical) model The medical of abnormality model has dominated the psychiatric profession since the last century . The underlying assumption of this model is that mental illnesses resemble physical illnesses and can therefore
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behaviourist approach to understanding abnormality is that all behaviour‚ normal or abnormal‚ is learned from the environment. This means that if a behaviour is associated with a positive outcome it is likely to be repeated‚ but if is associated with a negative one it is unlikely to be repeated. The three types of learning are classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning and social learning. Classical conditioning is learning by association. An abnormal behaviour can be acquired by associating an environmental
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Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality (22mks) Abnormality may be defined as behavior that causes distress‚ loss of freedom‚ physical or emotional pain‚ and increased risk of death or injury to self or something that causes a disability of some sort. Abnormal behaviour is however difficult to diagnose because it is‚ to a large extent‚ based on the symptoms people exhibit. Psychiatrists and psychologists use a standardized system called a diagnostic manual to help them but this system
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Yet like everything else in nature‚ it is not perfect and problems may arise. However before its flaws can be mentioned and analysed. It would be prudent to understand how the heart functions in the first place before going in depth into the various problems that might arise within the cardiac cycle. Of which a large number are covered under the various Arrhythmias‚ which can be divided into two major groups‚ ventricular arrythythmias and supraventricular arrythythmias. I.e.‚ arrythythmias that occur
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revenge and justice. It is believed that Hamlet experienced some type of abnormal psychology‚ which proves that the events on the play are consequence of it. Hamlet’s psychological abnormality triggers the construction of madness throughout the play. Defining abnormality is a complicated matter. When asked to describe abnormal behavior‚ it is usually defined as an infrequent event‚ is odd or strange‚ the characteristics of abnormality include danger and tragedy. Once a behavior influences the way of living
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