Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality. (12 marks) The behavioural approach suggests that all behaviour is learnt. This includes abnormal behaviours. Behaviours can be learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning or modelling. Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning‚ where learning results from the association of stimuli with reflex responses. Classical conditioning can be used to explain the development of many abnormal behaviours‚ including phobias
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BASIC TECHNIQUES OF TECHNICAL WRITING Definition: The need for defining occurs when the report uses technical terms which are not familiar to the reader or when common terms are used in a special way. RULES FOR DEFINITION In formulating a formal definition. 1. Try to use simple words. Don’t define an unfamiliar term by using more difficult terminology which would further confuse the reader. My example: Not this. Motherboard usually containing the circuitry for the central processing unit
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A holistic approach When I was a young girl I always wanted to help people. Whenever I would get an opportunity to help my mom or my grandma I would not hesitate to jump right in and assist with whatever it was they needed help with. I remember the first time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I replied “I want to be a nurse like my mom”. As I entered my teenage years‚ I was introduced to holistic healing by my stepmom whom had an affinity for anything that was related to the
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TECHNICAL DRAWING APPLICATIONS (65) (Candidates offering Technical Drawing are not eligible to offer Technical Drawing Applications.) Aims: 1. To develop competence among the students to pursue technical courses like Engineering‚ Architecture‚ Draftsmanship Surveying and other professional courses. 2. To understand basic principles of instrumental drawing drawn to scale and to acquire basic skills in the use of traditional drafting methods which would also be helpful in understanding computer aided
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Sociological Approach Sociological critics believe that the relations of art to society are important. Art is not created in a vacuum. Language itself is a social product. A writer is a member of the society. And he takes his material from the society. A literary piece is not simply the work of a person. It is of an author fixed in time‚ space and his environment. Taine‚ the French man‚ said that literature is the consequence of the moment‚ the race‚ and the milieu. Edmund Wilson traces
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BEHAVIORISM Fred Luthans‚ James B. Avey and Brett Luthans Definition Behaviorism is a theoretical foundation with roots in psychology with an intentional focus on observable‚ measurable behavior as the primary unit of analysis (Luthans‚ Youssef‚ & Luthans‚ 2005). Behaviorism systematically analyzes the relationships between an individual’s behavior and environmental contingencies. The study and practice of behaviorism emphasizes predicting and controlling/managing behavior and thus is especially
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Approaches to early childhood education The Montessori Approach Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was born in Chiaraville‚ Italy. She was the first woman to enter medical school and “In july 1896 she became the first woman to gradute from the university of rome medical school and qualify as a doctor” (Flood & Hardy.2013) Montessori realised the importance of providing children with the right stimulation from her work wiith vunerable children in a psychiatric clinic in rome . Many of Montessori’s innovative
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1. Cycles are most likely measure low to low 2. Most important of cycles in the studying the relationship between cycles of different lengths? Phase 3. Translation is best described as useful in checking where the trend direction is headed or if it is changing. 4. Elliot Wave cycle is composed of 8 sub waves. 5. 5-wave Elliot upward motive impulse wave‚ the longest and most dynamic is the third wave. 6. Long-term price movements with volatility – logarithmic 7. Not a continuation pattern
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Classical Approach of Macroeconomics After reading this chapter‚ you will be conversant with: • The Classical Aggregate Supply Model • The Keynesian Aggregate Supply Model • The Classical Analysis of Income Determination INTRODUCTION EARLIER WE HAVE SEEN THE ROLE OF AGGREGATE DEMAND IN DETERMINING OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT AT A GIVEN PRICE LEVEL. WE HAVE SIMPLY KEPT ASIDE SUPPLY SIDE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DETERMINATION OF OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT
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Rahman and Nismah Hussin and my siblings for their never ending support in terms of moral and financial support. As for my Academic Supervisor‚ Dr. Lim Yee Yan‚ I thank you for your reprimand and guidance during my training and the completion of my technical report. Last but not least‚ I would like to extend my big appreciation to the Managing Director of KATA General Engineering SDN BHD‚ Mr. Arfan Hj Tengah and my Industrial Supervisor‚ Mr. Majeri Kuhal for giving me a chance to undergo my Industrial
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