Lauren Napoli October 8‚ 2012 Chapter 7 Discussion Questions Ethics 1.) Psychological egoism is not an ethical theory‚ but a descriptive view about human behavior. Given this‚ how might the truth of psychological egoism have implications on ethics? Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action. Without it‚ our actions would be random and aimless. There would be no way to work towards a goal because there would be no way to pick between a limitless
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Rosalind Noonan Client Centered Therapy‚ Behavior Therapy Client Centered Therapy: Helps clients to engage in self-exploration‚ and self-expression. This therapy provides several qualities such as Unconditional positive Regard (respect for the client)‚ empathic understanding (recognition of the clients experiences and feelings)‚ and genuineness (expression of the therapist). Behavior Therapy: This therapy helps clients make desirable behavioral changes. This helps clients acquire adaptive behaviors
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Major Psychological Disorders Psychological disorders affect a person’s everyday life‚ as well as the lives of the people around them. “Psychologist typically define abnormal behavior broadly‚ considering it to be behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevent them from functioning in their daily lives” (Feldman‚ 2009‚ p.518). In order to diagnose psychological disorders we need to be able to judge what normal and abnormal behavior is. In this essay I will address the topic of
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Addiction as a Social Problem SOC 210 Although Addiction to drugs and alcohol can be viewed as a biological and psychological problem‚ it has many sociological implications that suggest it may be caused by cultural structures and society as a whole. Addiction plagues millions of Americans in today’s world. By definition it is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors (Lindesmith
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part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation‚ an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm". The four main types of abuse are physical‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ and neglect. Neglect Neglect is the instance in which the responsible adult fails to adequately provide for various needs‚ including physical (failure to provide adequate food clothing‚ or hygiene)‚ emotional (failure to provide nurturing or
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Psychological Testing Heather Kramer University Of Phoenix PSY/475 Psychological Tests and Measurements John Papazafiropoulos 3/9/2009 Psychological Testing Hogan (2003‚ pg. 15) offer four central assumptions that are made by individuals in regard to psychological testing they are as follows‚ “people
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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Technology addiction is being compared to drug addiction since there are many similar symptoms for both addictions. We‚ the Facebook generation‚ are actually suffering from information withdrawal syndrome. The same way alcoholics experience withdrawal when they stop drinking. I also read on The Telegraph‚ that some children as young as four year old require psychological treatment because of their addiction to smartphones and iPads. According to helpguide.org‚ Internet and computer addiction can cause
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Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the
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Video Game Addiction New research identifies some video game users‚ particularly online users‚ who became hooked on interactive games and then see their lives become increasingly unmanageable. Many articles are available that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible to becoming addicted. Other research looks at how this addiction compares to addictions such as drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. Since computer game addiction is relatively new‚ there are
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