The article‚ “Attachment‚ Aggression and Affiliation: The Role of Oxytocin in Female Behavior‚” generally discusses the behavioral effects of oxytocin (OT) based on human and animal studies. It is broken down in two perspectives: specific attachment which focuses on the role of oxytocin in relation to bonds and relationship forming with loved ones and the use of aggression to protect those relationships and trait affiliation which focuses on oxytocin as being a contributing factor in social behavior
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Personality Theories BEH 225 7/20/14 Personality Theories I want to start with Maslow. Through Maslow the Humanistic Theory is a common theory in psychology. This theory beliefs that all people are naturally good. They want to grow and improve on their faults etc. When you think about Maslow‚ you will probably think of the famous “Hierarchy of Needs”. To be very visual‚ there is a pyramid. The bottom of the pyramid shows you the psychological‚ moving upwards‚ Safety‚ Love and Belonging
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One gene which has been linked to aggression is the gene coding for the production of monoamine oxidise A (MAOA). Brunner et al 1993 studied the men in a family with a tradition of violent men‚ they discovered that the gene responsible for producing the enzyme MAOA may be associated with aggressive behaviour. The normal gene that makes an enzyme which metabolises hormones and neurotransmitters (including adrenaline and noradrenaline). With a mutated gene there is less enzymes and so the levels of
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In today’s society work is most likely to be associated with paid work. We always tell people about our paid employment‚ the work where we receive a regular income. So the work we do can play a role in defining our identity and how we see our self. Your employment can also play a major role in terms of; determining a person’s level of income‚ defining a person’s status‚ social class and a person’s Life chances. For example those in upper class enjoy greater life chances than those in working class
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Feminist Theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical‚ or philosophical discourse‚ it aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women’s social roles and lived experience‚ and feminist politics in a variety of fields‚ such as anthropology and sociology‚ communication‚ psychoanalysis‚ economics‚ literary criticism‚ education‚ and philosophy. While generally providing a critique of social relations‚ much of feminist theory also focuses on analyzing gender
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Although aggression is a difficult term to correctly identify‚ it can be described as a type of behaviour that is characterised by physical or verbal violence. It can be directed to others‚ where physical harm or verbal insults take place‚ or it can be directed to oneself‚ where self-destructive actions take place. There are many factors that provoke aggression. It can be caused by overwhelming emotions of frustration‚ genetic inheritance‚ triggering of certain environments and aggressive influences
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THE PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY I. Overview of Freud ’s Psychoanalytic Theory Freud ’s psychoanalysis is the best known of all personality theories because it (1) postulated the primacy of sex and aggressiontwo universally popular themes; (2) attracted a group of followers who were dedicated to spreading psychoanalytic doctrine; and (3) advanced the notion of unconscious motives‚ which permit varying explanations for the same observations. II. Biography of Sigmund Freud Although he was
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OVERVIEW OF THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS TO SOCIAL WORK GENERALIST PRACTICE The following is a very general outline summarizing the theories covered in the NCSSS foundation classes of SSS 571: Human Behavior & the Social Environment. Theory application & integration with practice are demonstrated. This outline is only a summary of highlights; all theorists‚ ideas‚ and concepts are not included. Because human behavior is complex and the social work profession is
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the pacific. Considered the deadliest front‚ the eastern front amassed more than 15‚000‚000 million deaths. In late 1939‚ Hitler proposed a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This effectively gave Hitler time and a sense of protection from the east and allowed his Wehrmacht to focus their efforts elsewhere. This non-aggression pact didn’t last forever though and eventually the Soviet Union would join the Allied powers to help defeat the Nazis. To more fully understand
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In July 1940‚ Stafford Cripps the British Ambassador in the Soviet Union‚ stressed to Stalin that Germany was a threat to Moscow and thus asked him to consider a military alliance with Britain. However‚ Stalin denied. He insisted that the non-aggression pact still held high importance to the interests of both Germany and the USSR. After this meeting‚ Stalin told Molotov to send the minutes of the discussions that took place to Berlin. This was an attempt to reassure Hitler of Stalin’s continuous
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