Outline and evaluate the biological explanation of depression. Biological explanation of depression can be explained by neurotransmitter dysfunction. Neurotransmitters such as noradrenalin and serotonin have been shown to be linked with depression. Bunney at al (1965) found that there was low levels of noradrenaline function in the brain of depressed individuals. Also‚ post mortem studies found increased noradrenaline receptors in the brains of depressed suicide victims. When there is low noradrenaline
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Outline and Evaluate Biological Treatments for Schizophrenia. The meaning of Schizophrenia is the loss of contact with reality also known as split-mind. It shouldn’t be thought of as one disorder as there are several sub-types such as; paranoia‚ catatonic‚ disorganised‚ and undifferentiated; they all have different symptoms. It is a disorder which is estimated at 1% of the population and is more common in males‚ lower social classes and African-Caribbean’s living in the U.K. Schizophrenia is characterised
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Outline and evaluate research into the duration of memory (12 marks) Peterson and Peterson researched into the duration of the STM. They used trigrams and asked their participants to recall them after a retention interval‚ the retention interval was different every time. They found that after 3 seconds participants could recall about 90% correctly but after 18 seconds only 2% could be recalled correctly. Peterson and Peterson concluded that the STM has a limited duration and when rehearsal is
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universals; like justice‚ piety‚ etc. b. In an attempt to provide a definition for intangible universals‚ Plato constructs a theory of forms to show that the sensible world of particulars are mere imitations of the real world where forms reside‚ independent of thought and existing in their own metaphysical domain that can be accessed through the mind using reason. Plato’s theory of forms is strongly based on what is real and what is not. What is real is thought to be perfect‚ but something cannot be
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Research has shown that restorative justice conferences can reduce re-offending among juvenile offenders. What is restorative justice and what is the evidence to suggest it is effective? Word Count: 2‚589 There has been considerable interest in Australia since the late 1980’s in the use of restorative justice as an alternative to court proceedings. In particular‚ conferencing has been identified as a viable tool to reduce the seemingly proliferating level of offending amongst juveniles
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Outline and evaluate the biological model of abnormality (12 marks) The biological model of abnormality is the idea that all behaviour is rooted in underlying physical processes. The biological model of abnormality assumes that there is a physiological reason for psychological disorders. The disorders are considered an illness and supposedly make a person with these ’disorders’ abnormal. The model indicates that mental illnesses resemble physical illnesses and are thought to be treated in a similar
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Describe and evaluate social influences on gender roles (25 marks) Bandura and Walters (1963) proposed the social learning theory initially to explain aggression in children‚ yet they argued it can be readily applied to any behaviour. SLT suggests we acquire new behaviours via observing others‚ then modelling the observed behaviour. We are more likely to model behaviours if the behaviour is rewarded‚ via indirect‚ vicarious reinforcement. We can also learn new behaviours via being reinforced
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underlying restorative practices? With examples‚ discuss Different restorative approaches and their suitability to conflict handling. Introduction: The most basic principles of restorative justice consist of voluntariness‚ respect‚ confidentiality‚ all-inclusiveness‚ participation‚ accountability‚ flexibility and responsibility. To describe about these principles at first we should know that what restorative justice actually is? So the general introduction or basic concepts of restorative justice
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Restorative Practice vs. Restorative Justice Restorative justice used in the criminal justice system was the original inspiration for restorative practices being developed for school settings (Mirsky‚ 2011). Restorative justice centers not on punishment for a crime‚ but rather on offenders making amends and reparation to their victims. Restorative justice practices also give the victim a voice to be heard by the criminal (McCluskey et al.‚ 2008). Examples of similar social justice
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Outline and evaluate genetic factors in aggression The use of twin studies helps explain how there could be genetic factors in aggressive behavior. There are two types of Twin‚ monozygotic (identical) and Dizygotic (non-identical). If both types are studied in terms of aggression and the M-Z twins are more similar in aggressive behaviour it would suggest there is a genetic influence on aggression. Coccaro et al found that when comparing MZ and DZ twins‚ over 50 % of variance in aggressive behaviours
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