Discussion Question 1 due Tuesday‚ April 16‚ 2013 No single definition of psychological abnormality has been completely accepted by the psychological community. Many of the definitions include common features‚ known as "the four Ds." What are the four Ds? Briefly describe each one. How can culture determine what is considered abnormal? Cite specific examples. The four D’s * Deviance- One that differs from a norm‚ especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social
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6.) Alternative sentencing (Instead of sending juveniles to industrial schools). Example‚ probation which would include the completion of a community service order‚ or drug program. Many juvenile offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community- based supervision and intervention. There is need for alternatives to detention; research on traditional confinement in large training schools or correctional facilities has found relatively high recidivism rates (Austin‚ Johnson and Weitzer
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Accrual Method HSM/ 260 -Financial Management for Human Services Managers July 12‚ 2012 Accrual Method The accrual method records the transaction even before the organization has received the money for the services. The accrual method works the best for nonprofits organizations then profit organizations. For example‚ if the organization supplying a service records the cost of the services‚ and does not wait until they receive the money for the services rendered. The accrual method shows
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Alternative Learning System is a ladderized‚ modular non-formal education program in the Philippines for dropouts in elementary and secondary schools‚ out-of-school youths‚ non-readers‚ working Filipinos and even senior citizens. It is part of the education system of the Philippines but an alternative to the regular classroom studies where Filipino students are required to attend daily. The alternative system only requires students to choose schedules according to their choice and availability. The
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Research Paper: The Evolution of Alternative Rock a. Introduction/Overview A phrase coined by many emerging bands in the early 1980’s‚ ‘alternative rock’ has become an increasingly more popular term used to describe artists that try to be innately different‚ yet veer away from the establishment and wish only to play the music they want to play without “selling out”. While it isn’t as concentrated or specific as other genres like hip hop or classical music‚ alternative music encompasses a wide variety
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“Banana Peel as an Alternative Floor Polisher” RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND In present times‚ every establishment always use floor polishers for it may look presentable and fabulous to walk on. They are using commercialized floor polishers which are made from synthetic ingredients which has a bad door. Since it uses petroleum as it’s basis it is also flammable which makes it dangerous to human health and may cause some hazards like fires. There are many advocacies promoting environment preservation
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Alternative Fuels – Data By: Denise Claire Tan Yet Nee Structure and physical properties of Molecules Nowadays‚ there are a lot of alternative fuels which have discovered by human beings in order to replace the depleting non-renewable fossil fuels supply. In fact‚ organic chemistry has successfully proved that organic compounds can be served substitution of fossil fuel supply. The structure and physical properties of organic molecules are characteristics that aid them to become useful fuels
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Animesh Karki Limiting the Funding of U.S Space Program The spirit and sense of adventure of exploring the ‘heavens’ captivates the general public very easily. Ever since the competition between the Soviet Union and U.S to occupy space‚ the United States has been on a consistent drive to discover more and more of outer space. Although there are minor independent companies that contribute to space exploration‚ the U.S government
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ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM-CALOOCAN Studies show an increasing number of school age Filipinos that are out of school. A huge percentage of Filipino children and youth aged 6 to 17 years are not attending school. The Department of Education (DepEd) estimated that‚ in 2003‚ there were a total of 5.18 million out-of-school youth (1.84 million out-of-school children aged 6 to 11 years old‚ and 3.94 million young people aged 12 to 15) in the country. Further‚ around 17 million Filipinos about 20%
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learn‚ but how does the surrounding environment‚ affects a child’s learning ability and influence the learning strategies that employ? Our society these days are divided into two different ways of thinking on the education. Some may believe that alternative methods are better than the traditional methods of teaching but yet these two methods are both a successful ways. Every method in teaching is the same for they deliver the same message to the students. Traditional method of teaching also known
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