mentions about the Freudian explanation that paranoia originates from the repression of same-sex desire. Sedgwick criticizes this conventional psychoanalysis‚ which inevitably pathologizes homosexuality as paranoia. As borrowing Hocquenghem’s reasoning‚ she argues that paranoia reflects not homosexuality‚ but rather the homophobic perspective on it. Nevertheless‚ Sedgwick condemns‚ many queer theorists duplicate the paranoid structure when they refute the homophobic explanation of paranoia. She infers
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Explanations and Treatments of Abnormal Behaviour Problems defining abnormal behaviour: The problems with defining abnormality are that psychologists have to distinguish what is a normal reaction and what is abnormal behaviour; lots of people can react to a situation the same way and because of society norms and values this makes behaviour “normal” however it could still be classed as abnormal however there are large culture differences in a mixed society and what one person feels is abnormal
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Explanations of Attachment – Learning Theory AO1: Learning Theory stated that all behaviour is learnt rather than innate and that we are born a ‘blank slate’. Behaviourists suggest that all behaviour is learned either through classical or operant conditioning. Classical Conditioning - Association Food produces pleasure‚ primary care giver (food giver) is associated with the food and becomes a conditioned stimulus. Operant Conditioning – Reward and punishment According to operant conditioning
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Describe and evaluate explanations of insomnia. (8 + 16 marks) Insomnia is a state where an individual experiences difficulties with their sleep. There are 5 types of insomnia; long term‚ short term‚ trouble falling asleep‚ trouble staying asleep and waking up too early. Short term insomnia usually lasts a few days or weeks‚ it tends to be caused by immediate worries such as exams‚ deaths‚ noise‚ jet lag or temporary medical conditions such as colds. Long term (chronic) insomnia is experiencing
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One psychological explanation of anorexia nervosa is the behavioural approach. This approach explains that anorexia nervosa(AN) is learnt through both classical and operant conditioning as well as social learning theory. Classical conditioning is involved with making an association with eating and anxiety. Therefore anorexics seek to lose weight/not eat to reduce their anxiety. Once this association has been made operant conditioning starts playing its part through negative and positive reinforcement
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inequalities in the distribution of‚ for example‚ wealth and income‚ poverty‚ unemployment and homelessness. Gordon argues that the ideology of capitalism encourages criminal behaviour in all social classes. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For example‚ someone who commits a crime such as murder or rape is considered a criminal. And the term ‘deviance’ refers to behaviour that the majority see as different from the accepted norms of society. For example‚ wearing a bikini is suitable at
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To The Registrar Andhra University‚ Visakhapatnam Respected Sir‚ Sub:- Explanation to the show cause notice- request to drop further proceedings – Regarding. Ref:- 1) G.O.Ms.No.14‚ Higher Education (UE.II) Dept.‚ Govt. of Andhra Pradesh‚ dated 20-2-2010. 2) Memo.No. 6882/UE.II/2010-1 dated 6-7-2010 issued by the Principal Secretary to Government‚ Higher Education (UE.II) Department. 3) Orders of the Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated 6-9-2010
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1.0 Explanation of Use Case “Use Case” is a system engineering or software term that portrays how a customer or user uses a system to complete a certain task. In other word‚ “Use case” is act as a software modeling method that defines the logic to be implemented and the outcome of the error in the result can be encountered earlier. An interaction between external actors is defined by use cases to attain particular goals. Three main elements that construct a use case are: • Actors: Actors are the
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Outline and evaluate the evolutionary explanation of gender development. Gender refers to the concepts o masculine and feminine whereas sex is the biological fact of being a male or female. According to the evolutionary approach‚ gender differences are neither deliberate nor conscious; they exist because they enhanced or helped men and women perform particular types of roles in the past. Therefore‚ the role differences we observe are more a product of our biological inheritance than acquired through
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