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    Describe and evaluate two psychological explanations of depression. (25 marks) There have been several psychoanalytical theories of depression; there is no objective view of depression. However‚ centre to all these different theories is the idea that unconscious forces and experiences during early childhood contribute to the development of depression in adult life. The first theory that will be looked at is‚ Sigmund Fraud’s theory‚ based on his 1917 essay ‘Mourning and Melancholia’. Here‚ Fraud

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    Outline and evaluate two or more therapies used in the treatment of Schizophrenia (24 marks) There is no established permanent cure for Schizophrenia‚ but there are a variety of therapies which help prevent schizophrenic episodes and also help sufferers deal with their mental illness. One of the main types of therapy used is drug therapy. Drug therapy involves issuing a patient psychotherapeutic drug(s) which are used to alter the chemical functioning of the brain by affecting the action of

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    and evaluate biological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by distorted thinking‚ impaired emotional responses‚ poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most common of psychotic disorders that‚ in most countries around the world‚ affects around 1 per cent of the population. In terms of explanations for the disorder‚ two central types of explanations arise – psychological explanations and biological explanations. Whereas

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    Gdp Explanation

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    Definition of GDP Total market value of All the goods and services Produced By the factors of production Located in a country During a certain period of time Except those produced by households for household consumption. 1 Total market value of GDP = P1 × Q1 + P2 × Q2 +∙∙∙∙ Q1 = 10 pounds P1 = $2/pound Q2 = 4 units P2 = $100 each GDP = $2 × 10 + $100 × 4 = $420 2 All the goods and services Don’t forget services. 3 Remember: Include ALL the goods and services produced

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    SnapChat Explanation

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    Snap Chat In the past decade many electronic devices had been released. Many of them had their time in the spot light‚ but one device made its debut and just hasn’t left that spot light yet. The iPhone was created by the company Apple‚ and since its release people have found more and more uses for it. These uses were created because of the invention of apps or applications‚ which are programs that can be used for certain purposes. Now in our modern time most people have found the iPhone as a necessity

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    explanation of poem

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    A rose symbolize a beauty. Beauty that comes with kindness‚ softness and also calmness. A rose is a very beautiful flower and also expensive. In this poem‚ it could symbolizes as opportunity or something that you really wish for. The first stanza talking about the abandoned‚ wrecked house. The house is dirty( line littered) Have none doors but the wind ever closes. It looks like the house is haunted‚ and frightening. But it also seem so mystery because it stands in old garden of old-fashioned

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    Outline and assess Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality (40 marks) Classic sociologist Max Weber was strongly influenced by Marx’s ideas‚ but rejected the possibility of effective communism‚ arguing that it would require an even greater level of detrimental social control and bureaucratization than capitalist society. Weber developed the three-component theory of stratification and the concept of life chances. Weber supposed there were more class divisions than Marx suggested‚ taking different

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    Assess sociological explanations of the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance (21 marks) There are many sociological explanations about the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance for example the mass media can create moral panics in many ways like imitation‚ arousal‚ desensitisation and target of crime. According to item A ‘the news media are one of our main sources of knowledge about crime and deviance’. This means that the information

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    Theoretical Perspectives The Functionalist Theory is the idea that a society is made up of multiple interrelated parts that work together to maintain stability. If one part fails to do their job‚ the other parts must pick up the slack in order to keep the balance. To demonstrate this theory‚ I will be examining the show The 100. The post-apocalyptic show is set nearly 100 years after nuclear bombs destroyed life on Earth. People took refuge in a space station and continued with their lives until

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    Compare two explanations for criminal behaviour. Crime is simply the behaviour that breaks the law. However‚ as Standen points out‚ “the understanding of what actually constitutes crime varies according to historical‚ cultural and power dimensions which may rule different behaviours as criminal at different times”‚ (n.d‚ p. 1). The most obvious example of this is when the law changes. For example from viewing the list of criminal offences by the Legal Services Commission‚ aiding suicide became

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