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 key features of the evolutionary perspective explanation of attachment and evaluate. An attachment is an emotional bond between two people. It is a two-way process that endures over time. An evolutionary perspective of attachment was researched by the famous John Bowlby in 1969. Bowlby observed both humans and mammals. Bowlby ’s theory is an evolutionary theory‚ he emphasised that attachment had evolved‚ which means it was not something that was taught‚ because of its survival and reproductive
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Outline and evaluate psychological therapies as treatments of Sz. (24 marks) There are many psychological therapies used in the treatment of Sz. The use of drugs is common form of therapy however‚ it is thought treatment is more effective when used in conjunction with but psychological therapies which can help people develop the skills and the confidence to live normally in the community. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the main psychological treatment of Schizophrenia (Sz). CBT is based
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Outline and evaluate restoration explanations for the functions of sleep [8 + 16] intro: Aleep is divided into several different stages. SWS and REM sleep are associated with particular benefits. Oswald (1980) proposed that each of these had different functions - slow wave sleep enables body repair and REM enables brain recovery. SWS – initiates body repair (Oswald) Growth hormone – important in childhood because it stimulates physical growth. Important throughout lifespan for protein synthesis
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Conformity Within a Society. In our modern society‚ I believe that conformity is an essential factor for a human to learn and adapt to society’s values. In this society‚ people encourage conforming behavior from an individual. For example‚ our society has some unsaid sets of values‚ and norms‚ which guides an individual to act in a conforming manner. I believe that an individual behaves according to social norms in order to gain acceptance‚ achieve success‚ and be recognized. For example‚ the way
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Outline and evaluate one or more theories on institutional aggression (24) One explanation of institutional aggression (otherwsie known as IA) are dispositional factors‚ this means that aggression is determined by a persons pre-existing disposition and personal characteristics that will impact on how aggressive they behave. The theory states that for example‚ if a large amount of people with aforementioned characteristics are in an institution then it is the norm and IA will occur. Furthermore
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Wave‚ Rhue highlights the issue of conformity using the actions of a classroom experiment made to enlighten students about the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany. In the experiment in The Wave‚ Morton Rhue examines how ordinary people can become involved in a movement that actually takes away individuals rights and makes them conform to what the movement’s leader considers to be the general good. In the prescribed text‚ The Wave‚ Rhue highlights the issue of conformity using the actions of a classroom
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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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The Complex of Conformity and Nonconformity Conformity is the idea that an individual fits within their bigger society uniformly‚ but it tends to cause problems with people who don’t fit. This metaphorical jigsaw puzzle creates an unsafe and an uncomfortable place for some to live‚ those who we call “nonconformists”. But people like article writer Logan Feys explains this contention in detail in his article‚ “The Sociology of Leopard Man”‚ a study of one nonconformist which precisely details what
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“We are half ruined by conformity‚ but we should be wholly ruined without it.” - Charles Dudley Warner. We have created this boundary between conformity and individualism and often times these traits get abused‚ thus creating someone who is too individualistic or a society that is too conformed. Individuality and conformity are both essential parts of society however‚ if one is held above the other in the wrong manner we could be dealing with people lashing out in inhumane ways or people not being
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