1a. Outline the clinical characteristics of OCD. [4] The DSM-4 states that for one to be diagnosed with OCD‚ one must have either obsessions‚ compulsions or both. To be diagnosed with having obsessions‚ the patient must have recurring‚ persistent intrusive thoughts that cause marked distress or anxiety‚ and must have insight into the fact that the thoughts are a product of their own mind. To have compulsions‚ the patient must feel the need to repeat physical behaviours‚ which occur as a response
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you feel doubtful and regretful for the fact that this is really worth watching. I’ll tell you now the title of this movie. My much loved movie ever for this year is “Kimy Dora”‚ starring Eugene Domingo. Kimy Dora is a film that is about twins who are identical. Kimy Go Dong Hae is the older of the two‚ she was not that smart when she was young but suddenly after she got a typhoid fever (a very high and severe fever)‚ and she became really smart! It was like she ate a dictionary! Doctors said that
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Samneric: Samneric are a pair of identical twins who are “bullet-headed and have hair like tow.” The two boys or “bigguns” breathe together‚ grin together and are chunky and vital. In the novel‚ Samneric symbolize the weakness of human nature. This is because‚ when they are pressed‚ they decide to join the dark side. Throughout the novel‚ the twins are loyal to Ralph and his group because they felt secure. In the last chapter‚ as soon as Jack threatens and tortures the two‚ they change sides
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had the opportunity to observe a set of fraternal twins grow from birth to teen years. One had been known to steal things‚ and get into trouble while to other was withdrawn and extremely much an introvert. I often wondered if the extroverted twin appeared overly secure; he was slender in physique while his brother was introverted and obese‚ quite the opposite. According to Bartol and Bartol (2011)‚ fraternal twins (also called Dizygotic DZ twins develop from two different fertilized eggs and are
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What does twin behavior tell us about the causes of criminal behavior? Some think that because twins are identical‚ then they should have identical actions and thoughts‚ and be quite similar in their antisocial behaviors and doings. The identical twins (Monozygotic) twins are much more alike in their actions than the fraternal (DZ) twins. Antisocial behavior is 50 percent inheritable and some studies show that the genes on deviant behavior may be up to 85 percent inheritable. Twins that are identical
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increased chance of having twin births. This would allow the Aryan race to multiply at a quicker rate. The main intent was to extract the "bad" genes from the population to create a superior human race‚ specifically Germanic ("Angel"). Research was conducted at Auschwitz with subjects above two years old and centered mainly around twins and people with the genetic disorder know as dwarfism. Every patient was subject to questions about medical and family history (especially twins)‚ clinical examinations
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Source 1 clear states that Attlee was not an effective leader. However it is ambiguous to whether or not the other 2 sources agree‚ the overall tones of the sources are negative. Source 2 begins with listing Attlee’s public qualities‚ his shyness and timidness. These characteristics immediately relate to source one which describes Atlee as a “small man”. Source 1 gives the impression that Attlee does eventually “restore order” but the tone in which Attlee is described gives a bad view of his
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ADHD-related symptoms in violent offenders (Retz et al 2003). The role of genetic factors in aggression can be tested in twin studies. Genes are identical in sets of monozygotic twins but are different between sets of dizygotic twins‚ meaning that if monozygotic twins are more alike in terms of aggression than dizygotic twins are‚ this similarity can be attributed to genetics. These twin studies have generally found that almost 50% of variance in aggressive behaviour can be attributed to genetic factors
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This is because twins are genetically identical to each other; however‚ behavior of twins has been discovered to change over time and this is believed to be due to epigenetic effects that have the possibility of being altered throughout one’s life‚ being hereditary‚ or even changing at a rapid pace during
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nature-responsible. To disprove Locke’s argument and prove that it is in fact a mix of both nature and nurture in human development‚ the example of Anti-social behaviour is used. The three main arguments of a cross-sectional study of identical and non-identical twins‚ the cause of anti-social behaviour and Adoption studies will be used to shed strong doubt on Locke’s ideology that Nurture is the only influence in Anti-social behaviour. The features of anti-social behaviour include ‘hyperactivity-inattention
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