Developmental psychopathology theories embody these perspectives as well‚ and the information from ‘normal’ and ‘pathological’ human life courses enlighten current models of development (Davies & Bhugra‚ 2004). Thus‚ for instance‚ the healthy child and the biological model both agree that certain predetermined behavioural pattern may be impervious to environmental forces. Similarly‚ knowledge about relapse to previous patterns of behaviour necessitates the re-evaluation of the idea that every process of development
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Outline and evaluate the social learning theory as an explanation of aggression (24) According to the social learning theory there are multiple ways of learning behaviours‚ such as aggression. One way of learning behaviours is through observation and some psychologists have claimed children primarily learn aggressive behaviours observing role models (someone who is similar to the child or in a position of power‚ of who the child can copy behaviour from). For example‚ children may learn aggression
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The social learning theory is based on operant conditioning which suggests that children learn to be aggressive by observing the behaviour of those around them‚ particularly the behaviour of significant others‚ such as parents or elder siblings. By seeing others being rewarded or punished for their behaviour‚ the child experiences vicarious reinforcement. From these models‚ children therefore learn about the nature of aggressive behaviour‚ the situations it is appropriate and its likely consequences
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Evaluate the key drugs used to treat schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is one of the most common severe mental disorders effecting between 0.5% and 1% of the population (Sartorius at al‚ 1986) and is greatly discussed as not being a single condition but rather a combination of related issues and has several criteria’s in existence to help in the diagnosis. DSM-IV-TR (APA 2000) states that two or more symptoms including delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disorganised speech‚ catatonic behaviour or negative
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Kristov Dorney Professor Harnos Intro to psychology Schizophrenia I) Abstract- In this paper I will be discussing schizophrenia. We will review what it is‚ its causes‚ symptoms‚ and the history of the disorder‚ any treatments available and a long-term prognosis of the Illness. A) Schizophrenia is defined by the DSM-IV as “the chronic debilitating illness characterized by perturbations in cognition‚ affect and behavior‚ all of which have a bizarre aspect.” It may also cause delusions‚ often
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*Critically evaluate Evolutionary Psychology theory as an explanation for sex differences in sexual j*ealousy. Discuss evidence for and against this explanation The subsequent part of this essay will now focus on the evidence against the theory of Evolutionary Psychology and will look at arguments in contradiction of this. The topic this essay will focus on in the argument against Darwin’s evolutionary psychology theory as an explanation for sex differences within sexual jealousy is Social Psychology
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Describe and evaluate evolutionary explanations of gender. [8 + 16] During the evolutionary adaptation time period‚ between 10-40 thousand years ago‚ our ancestors were hunter-gatherers. This created a division between men and women. The men would hunt for food and the women would be in charge of the domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking. Doing the domestic chores would have kept women more protected‚ as it is less strenuous and would have guarded the camp whilst the men were out hunting
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abnormalities in neurodevelopment are related to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia (Lewis‚ 1989). This hypothesis was presented by D.R. Weinberger in 1987 but only focused on pathogenesis and failed to address etiology (Weinberger‚ 1989). This hypothesis was based on observations using modern imaging techniques that revealed some structural brain changes at the onset of illness focusing on the concept of a “lesion” (Turner et al.‚ 1986). Schizophrenia research has been influenced greatly by this hypothesis in
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Outline and Evaluate biological therapies for the treatment of abnormality Drug therapy is the main treatment for mental disorders and is based on the assumption that chemical imbalance is at the root of the problem. One type of drug is anti-anxiety drugs (e.g.‚ minor tranquillizers called BZs such as Valium. These have a calming effect by inhibiting the nervous system and causing muscles to relax. BZs work by enhancing the action of the chemical messenger GABA‚ which acts to calm brain activity
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Outline and evaluate one or more social psychological theories of aggression (8+16 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is Bandura’s social learning theory‚ in which he combines both social and cognitive psychology in his social cognitive perspective of human behaviour. Bandura believed that behaviour was not only motivated by psychological factors but also by more socio-environmental factors. He argued that the individual and the environment were linked‚ something which he called
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