1. Introduction Ageing is the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over time and is usually mainly seen as a biological process‚ however there are many other factors that can affect the ageing process such as the psychosocial and behavioral factors. These influence heavily on the aged person and the life they live. If any of these components of aging are neglected or ignored then person couldn’t possibly sustain a healthy standard of living. 2. Effects Of Ageing- Psychosocial
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The biological approach attempts to explain all behaviour through biology‚ particularly focusing on genetics‚ neurochemistry and hormonal changes as well as how evolution may have shaped human behaviour. Genes carry the instructions for the development of characteristics like intelligence‚ temperament and height. The main focus on how genetics has influenced our behaviour has looked at genotype and phenotype. Genotype is the genes a person has. Phenotype is the characteristics their genes produce
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Compare and Contrast Reinforcement Approaches There are many theories as to how to reinforce or change behavior. This paper will compare two of the theories‚ and will discuss which one is better. According to Skinner‚ one way of reinforcing behavior is through operant conditioning. In this type of reinforcement‚ a positive or negative stimulus is introduced in the environment to a given response to reinforce the action. For example‚ if a child cleans his room‚ he is given his allowance; otherwise
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for normal functioning”. The various addictions vary but several theories claim to give explanations to the modelling of addiction. Genetic theories‚ exposure theories (both biological and conditioning)‚ and adaptation theories. Biological model - According to this model‚ biological factors within the individual is the main cause for addictive behaviour. Neuro-chemical imbalances or having a genetic predisposition towards addictive behaviour are examples of the model. Therefore‚ an individual may
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Evaluate two strengths and two weaknesses of the Behaviourist approach One strength of the behaviourist approach (BA) is it can be applied to everyday life and it has its advantages to society‚ for example Aversion Therapy helps stop people from doing unwanted behaviours such as excessive drinking. An experiment was conducted by Duker and Seys which proves this form of therapy works‚ with 7/12 children cured from self-injuring – stopping it altogether – and 3/12 reduced the amount of times they
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Biological‚ psychological‚ and sociological theories of crime all seek to determine why individuals commit crime. Biological theorists link crime to physical and/or mental traits of an individual. Psychological theorists link crime to influences of individual and family factors‚ such as events that take place during childhood that have an impact on an individual during adulthood. Sociological theorists link crime to an individual’s social environment‚ such as family and economic status
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Compare and Contrast - Cognitive Theorists Leroy Ahner Grantham University Compare and Contrast - Cognitive Theorists Jean Piaget way of thinking for the cognitive development is base on maturational of the brain which allows the development of problem solving. Piaget believed that the brain cognitive ability develops in an orderly sequence. He put this into three stages the sensorimotor stage‚ the preoperational stage and the concrete operational stage. Sensorimotor stage deals with reflexes and
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from and their effects on a patient. Addictions were once considered to be a disease but there’s more to it than that. Two explanations in particular that can show how drugs are associated with addictions fairly well are the psychological and the biological models. The model of addiction that is introduced as an explanation to the origins of an addiction is the Psychological model of addictions. According to (Capuzzi‚ page 6‚ 2012)‚ the Psychological
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Behavioural This is one of the very early approaches to understanding human behaviour; this was developed internally by Thorndike‚ Watson and Pavlov in the 19th century (Nicolson‚ Bayne 1990). Behaviourists are concerned with the questions relating to the conditions and events surrounding the behaviour‚ looking at the gaps in learnt behaviour‚ environment aspects‚ watching how they react. (Nicolson‚ Bayne 1990) This theory can be applied to John in the case study; he displays aggressive behaviour
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1. There are three principles that define the biological level of analysis: there are biological origins of behavior‚ animal research may provide insight into human behavior‚ and to an extent human behavior is genetically based. The first principle (biological origins of behavior) deals with the idea that neurotransmitters‚ hormones‚ and other specific brain processes can have an effect on behavior. For example‚ one study looked at criminals charged with murder who testified “Not Guilty By Reason
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