which‚ if it develops into its full form‚ puts the individual at risk of repeated displays of extreme antisocial behavior. This antisocial behavior can involve reactive aggression but it is important to note that psychopathy is unique in that it is a disorder that is also associated with elevated levels of instrumental aggression. Psychopathy is a disorder in urgent need of understanding. Without understanding‚ we will remain unable to efficiently treat it. Psychopathy Although there is an operational
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last century one of the greatest debates in psychology concerns‚ the basis of behaviour‚ specifically whether behaviour is innate i.e. genetically controlled‚ or whether it is learnt through the socio-cultural environment. This is often referred to as the Nature vs. Nurture debate. There are two main arguments on this issue. The ‘Nativist’ claims that all behaviour is innate believing that genes control the majority of animal behaviour. On the other hand‚ the empiricist position suggests that all
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Mental Toughness Definition “the natural or developed psychological edge… that enables you to cope better than your competitors with the demands of performance… and to remain more determined‚ focused‚ confident‚ and in control” (Jones‚ Hanton‚ & Connaugton‚ 2002) Can be something you are born with or can be taught Put athlete in a distracting environment and help them cope with it – this will develop mental toughness Sport Specific Stressors Self-presentation – how we want to reflect ourselves
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Evaluate the relative contribution of nature and nurture to human psychological functioning. Illustrate you answer with reference to material from at least two chapters from book 2. The debate concerning the contribution of nature and nurture to human psychological functioning is one of the longest running and most controversial within psychology. The question is what elements of human behaviour can be explained in terms of physical being and what can be explained in terms of social environment
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Abstract This experiment was conducted to observe the behaviour of a primate‚ to see the innate and learnt behaviour that the white cheeked gibbon showed. To complete this experiment all that had to be done was to observe a primate that lived in a group for half an hour‚ and record the behaviour of the animal every 30 seconds. This should be completed twice to get more accurate results and to see if the animal has different behaviours in the morning and in the afternoon. It was shown that in the
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damage. * Babies are helpless and rely on adults. They make instinctive decisions because they haven’t actually learnt anything yet. Bowlby said that babies must be genetically programmed to form attachments with others because this will help them to survive. * Five key aspects to Bowlby’s theory: * Attachment is adaptive and aids survival. * Babies have an innate need for care – social releasers (built in mechanisms for encouraging care-giving behaviour from parents) help to
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What develops sexuality? Is it the innate sexual desires for the opposite sex‚ or social experiences where media‚ family and religion interfere? I will focus in this essay on Michel Foucault‚ Adrienne Rich and Catherine Mackinnon who all indicate that sexuality is socially constructed but argue on the source of construction. While Foucault believes that sexuality is historically constructed by genderless power‚ knowledge and discourse; Mackinnon assumes that sexuality constitutes gender and is a
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influences on an individual and their development; it is based on genes and what is inherited from them. Nurture is the social‚ economic and environmental influences on an individual and their development; it based on personality and how behaviour is learnt. Determinism is the belief that you future is fixed and influenced purely naturally by what is genetically inherited or that your future is unpredictable and can change over time depending on choices made from what you learn from your social environment
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protecting the infant and leading to certain behaviours (seeking proximity‚ distress on separation‚ pleasure on reunion and general orientation of behaviour) There is a Primary attachment figure (PAF) EXPLANATIONS OF ATTACHMENT: LEARNING THEORY Learnt rather than inborn Classical: Association Proposes that food (UCS) naturally produces a feeling of pleasure (UCR). The feeder (NS) becomes associated with the food (UCS) when the infant is fed. The mother eventually produces the sense of pleasure
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another key part of his methods ("The European Graduate School "‚ 1997-2012). Human motivation According to Sigmund Freud‚ there are only two basic drives that serve to motivate all thoughts‚ emotions‚ and behavior. These two drives are‚ sex and aggression. Also called Eros and Thanatos‚ or life and death ("All Psych Online"‚ 2011). Freud ’s theories were strongly sexually based the majority emphasize sex as a major driving force in human nature. Despite Freud over using sex and human sexual drive
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