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    Part A The two major perspectives of technology is that technology either makes life easier for you or that it disconnects you from the real world. The way that technology makes life easier for you is that if you have a question in mind and need to look up information or is interested in a certain topic‚ you don’t have to go around asking people or sitting down reading tons of books one by one and instead you can go to Google and have all the information at once. On the other hand‚ technology

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    Histrionic Personality Disorder Aleyshka Vigil PSY 2012 01/0 7/13 Professor Shaw Histrionic Personality Disorder This paper will describe Histrionic Personality Disorder. When one usually thinks of mental illness Clinical Depression‚ Bipolar Disorder or maybe even Schizophrenia comes to mind‚ but Histrionic Personality Disorder is not commonly used today in respect to mental illness. This may be due to the probability

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    Personality -personality is internally based characteristic ways of acting‚ thinking and feeling. -with personality: -consistency of behaviour -individual differences Trait Theories 5 factors of personality: OCEAN Openness to experience: curiosity‚ tend to be more creative and more aware of their feelings Conscientiousness: preference for planned behaviour‚ regulating self-control‚ Need for Achievement Extraversion: positive emotion‚ action-oriented‚

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    Stage 4 Sleep Periodic‚ natural‚ reversible loss of consciousness – distinct from unconsciousness as a result of coma‚ general anesthesia or hibernation Hallucinations False sensory experiences‚ such as seeing something in absence of and external visual stimulus Delta waves The large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep Insomnia Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep Narcolepsy A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly

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    PSYC 3083- Exam 1 Seth Kunen 1) There are 5 clinical psychology/history overview questions 2)  There are 4 questions involving specific theorists 3)  There are about 14 questions about ethics/principles - nothing to memorize; mostly have to know/understand the principle/ethic in question (e.g.‚ sexual intimacies‚ gift giving‚ torture‚ boundaries) 4)  2 questions about In-treatment 5)  Probably 17 questions about issues in the practice of therapy and related concepts like therapeutic relationship

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    Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods‚ behavior‚ and relationships. Because some people with severe borderline personality disorder have brief psychotic episodes‚ experts originally thought of this illness as atypical‚ or borderline‚ versions of other mental disorders. While mental health experts now generally agree that the name "borderline personality disorder" is misleading‚ a more accurate term does not exist yet. The symptoms of borderline disorder were

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    Behaviourism is a theory of psychology that was dominant between 1920s and 1950s. It is a theory of learning that is concerned about behaviour that can be observed and measured scientifically rather than being shaped by innate mental states such as thinking‚ knowing‚ feeling and biological processes such as hormones. Two major influences on behavioural psychology today are B.F. Skinner and Albert Bandura. Skinner’s theory of learning was called "Operant Conditioning" or sometimes known as instrumental

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    about cancer and various other physical illnesses‚ but how many people actually know and understand mental illnesses like depression or schizophrenia. Many people misunderstand mental illnesses because you can’t see the effects of them and many think that it’s the victim’s fault they have the illness. The fact is that many mental illnesses are genetic like cancer and some are just as deadly‚ just no one knows about them. Since these illnesses and disorders aren’t well know‚ the public neglects them

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    Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods‚ behavior‚ and relationships. Borderline Personality Disorder became a diagnosable illness in 1980. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals use a DSM to diagnose mental illnesses. A DSM is a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (What is borderline personality disorder‚ n.d). Problem With severe Borderline Personality Disorder people usually have brief psychotic

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    People With Mental Illness Should Be Exempt from the Death Penalty by: Courtney People that are mentally ill or people that do not know the difference between right and wrong are more likely to commit violent crimes. Over sixty people with mental illness or retardation have been put to death since 1983 in the United States alone (Death). It is estimated that between five and 10% of people on death row are severely mentally ill. It has been shown that almost all people on death row have brain

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