What is deviant behaviour? Deviant behaviour is any behaviour that does not conform to generally accepted social or cultural norms and expectations. Murder is a classic exemplar of extreme deviant behaviour as‚ according to the cultural norms of our society‚ killing another human being is unacceptable. There are many different theories on what provokes someone to commit a deviant act‚ including physiological explanations and psychological explanations. Deviance‚ in
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How can people in society be normal? Ordinary is desirable‚ and anyone else is a social misfit (C.M.‚ 2013). Catharine M‚ a journalist for magazine Teen Ink‚ explains normal as “Normality is an impossible and improbable dream that we strive for all our lives. We strive for it‚ because it will give us that ego boost that we need to reassure us we fit in. Normal is perfection. Normal is the exception.” Normality is a universal struggle for society and what is “normal” changes with changing societal
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contrast normal and abnormal psychology Normal psychology is the study of the state of being okay mentally. It studies the common or average human behavior of individuals. Individuals who are in the normal category of psychology do not display any mental illnesses‚ disorders‚ psychological problems or abnormal behavior. Psychologist tend to focus just as much on the study of normal behavior as they do abnormal behavior. “To understand the abnormal‚ psychologist need to study normal functioning
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Definitions of Abnormal Behavior Through the years it has been understood that there exists a great deal of difficulty when attempting to define an individual case of abnormal behavior. Many pros and con’s must be described and studied in order to accurately define‚ decipher‚ or explain a particular aspect of the many behavioral abnormalities. Abnormalities as a legal concept can be defined most simply as the definition of insanity given by the judicial system‚
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Subject: Detection of chromosomal abnormalities in prenatal samples. In this 21st century‚ due to fast life‚ marriages occur at late age‚ and thus‚ possibilities of genetic abnormalities in next generation rises. Consanguineous marriages may also the cause of genetical abnormality in feotus. Now a day it should be necessary to know genetic makeup of child before birth to prevent abnormal cases. To overcome this problem‚ detection of chromosomal abnormalities in feotus has been introduced
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Axia College Material Appendix C Models of Abnormality Psychologists use several different models to explain abnormal behavior. These different models have created shifts in values and beliefs as well as improvements in clinical research. These differences in ideas mean that the different models are sometimes in conflict with one another. People who follow one model often point out where another model fails in its interpretations‚ investigations‚ and treatment methods. Read the brief profile
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strategies to find or attract partners (mating and display behavior)‚ interactions between individuals‚ physical or emotional intimacy‚ and sexual contact. Our minds and bodies can respond sexually to a variety of stimuli—including sight‚ sound‚ smell‚ touch‚ taste‚ movement‚ fantasy‚ and memory. These stimuli can create sexual desire—a strong wanting for sexual stimulation (either by oneself or with another person) or sexual intimacy that may cause one to seek sexual satisfaction. In adults
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The definitions of crime and law differ from country to country as well as it is also affected by time. For instance‚ it is not a crime to eat or butcher a dog in Mainland China but it is illegal to do so in Hong Kong (China and Hong Kong are one country but both have their own political and social system‚ so their definitions and process of crime and law differ) and to consume or trade of opium was legal in Hong Kong before second world war but after that it is criminalized to trade or consume opium
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arrogant and aggressive personality. Personality can be reflected in a person’s temperament and is a key factor influencing individual behaviour in organizations. Often the wrong type of personality of a superior proves disastrous in terms of worker unrest and protests. Salvatore Maddi has defined personality as: “Personality is a stable set of characteristics and tendencies that determine those commonalities and differences in the psychological behaviour (thoughts‚ feelings and actions) of people
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What is a challenging behaviour? Challenging behaviour is term used to describe behaviour that interferes with an individual’s or carer’s daily life. Common examples of challenging behaviour are aggression‚ self-injurious behaviour‚ property destruction‚ oppositional behaviour‚ stereotyped behaviours‚ socially inappropriate behaviour‚ withdrawn behaviour and self-destructive behaviour. The term ‘challenging behaviour’ is used as a way to label the behaviours as challenging‚ rather than label
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