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    What is abnormal How do you define abnormal Schwartz paper What’s in a name? Definitions: in relation to article 1. abnormal behavior- overt 2. behavioural 3. mental illness- underlying cause of behavior 4. maladaptive behavior 5. insanity- unable to manage lives techniques naturalists- 18th 19th century 1. discovering 2. groups 3. how they developed emulate and become more scientific adds organsms abnormal lunar cycles originally somatogenic- body tissue psychogenic-

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    Discuss evolutionary explanations of human aggression One evolutionary explanation of human aggression is sexual jealousy. Infidelity triggers sexual jealousy which is an evolved adaptive response to infidelity. Men have developed many strategies from vigilance to violence to stop their partner committing adultery. Men never know for certain that the baby is theirs and could be investing in another man’s baby. In a questionnaire‚ if women reported that their partner did not like them talking to

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    Discuss issues of reliability and validity associated with the classification and diagnosis of phobic disorders (24 marks) The biological explanation for the acquisition of phobic disorders establishes that phobias are caused by genetics‚ innate influences and the principles of biochemistry. This theory recognizes that an oversensitive fear response may be inherited‚ causing abnormal levels of anxiety. This is illustrated in the basis of inheritance‚ particularly the adrenergic theory that convicts

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    To conform or be different The challenges and pressures for Maltese male dancers. Josef Farrugia Dance and masculinity still remains under-examined for a number of reasons. First of all‚ this is due to the overpowering Western notion that men do not dance‚ secondly‚ because of the homophobic assumption that those who dance are gay. This research will illustrate the problems that young male dancers face while in training and/or in professional performances. The essay will mainly focus on theatrical

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    Discuss psychodynamic explanations of gender development. (10 marks) The psychodynamic approach assumes that development of gender identity is linked to interpersonal relationships between child and parent. Psychologists believe the parent-child relationship forms the mould/prototype which stays with the child their whole life. The approach focuses on the presence of the unconscious mind. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory is linked to ideas surrounding infantile sexuality. Children pass through stages

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    Discuss the evolutionary explanations of functions of sleep. (24 marks) The evolutionary theories suggest sleep has evolved because it gives an animal a greater chance of survival when in a dangerous environment. They also suggest that sleep has evolved because it conserves energy and coincides with their eating habits. The evolutionary explanation (also referred to as the ecological approach) is based on the observation of animals in their natural environment. The evolutionary approach to

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    Outline and Evaluate one or more explanations of why people obey It has been found by Milgram that people obey for four main reasons these are; legitimate authority‚ the momentum of compliance‚ the agentic shift and passivity. The first reason that Milgram found that people obey is because people feel like they have to obey someone if they have a high social status or a highly respected job‚ this is called legitimate authority. Bickman (1974) supported this theory by doing an experiment on the

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    Discuss the neural and/or hormonal mechanisms in aggression (8 marks + 16 marks) Aggression is a behavior directed towards another intended to harm or injure. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that enable impulses in the brain to be transmitted from one area of the brain to another. There’s evidence that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are closely linked to aggressive behavior. Low levels of serotonin and high levels of dopamine have been associated with aggression in both animals and

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    Mark Duggan. However‚ the thousands that took to the streets had their other reasons to be rioting‚ making people wonder what were the problems with the society we live in. The people involved in the riots were between the ages of 11- 70. It shows how the amount of people getting involved and the fair amount of them should know right from wrong. What has society today has turned into? The people who were rioting‚ felt like they weren’t being listened to. This gave them a voice against the police to

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    cool kids arent really as cool as one may think. The quote‚ Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts‚ said by Margaret Drabble‚ is one that explains how the majority of society is under this pressure to be accepted. With all this pressure to belong‚ sometimes people lose who they really are just to fit in. In todays world people engage in certain activities that could really hurt them. Many people look over the real facts of the matter and their consequences and do things

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