behaviour or social norms. For example it is not acceptable to say you hear voices in your head (schizophrenia). It is not a social norm to starve yourself to death (anorexia). Social norms can be explicit (clearly set down in society such as laws) or implicit (common expectations of behaviour). Deviation from social norms doesn’t always result in psychological abnormality. Such behaviours may be classed as eccentric rather than abnormal in a pathological sense for example streaking across sports pitches
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Outline and evaluate one or more definitions of abnormality (12) Deviation from social norms is one definition of abnormality‚ according to this definition you are considered to be ’abnormal’ if you engage in a behaviour that the rest of society does not as society has accepted specific patterns of behaviour that they consider to be ’normal’ such as being polite‚ going to work and education and more. There are unwritten social rules that we have to stick to‚ these rules care culturally relative
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correct way. Why should this be possible? When will there be a time we could change this? After reviewing statics of how fast people can receive a gun‚ I’ve figured out that a person with a gun is more likely to commit a crime than a real criminal. So is this a reason to discuss why we should enforce gun laws more strictly? Yes‚ and it is a major priority and we need it handled. 2. Your first argument. Our community is outweighed with these high powered weapons that beat our police. What are we suppose
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Describe two or more psychological explanations of schizophrenia 8+16 marks A01 A02 Sociocultural AO2 Cognitive Introducing Biology The cognitive explanation acknowledges the role of biological factors in schizophrenia‚ suggesting that the basis of the condition is abnormal brain activity producing visual and auditory hallucinations. Further features of the disorder emerge as people try to make sense of the hallucinations. When schizophrenics first experience voices and other worrying sensory
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Who wants to win the “currency war”? A study on the article “One more such victory” from “The economist” Anul 2011 Facultatea de Finanțe‚ Asigurări‚ Bănci și Burse de Valori One more such victory The emerging economies are winning the currency war. No one is celebrating The article we are commenting on today appeared in the online edition of “The Economist” on October‚ 1st and is called “One more such victory”. It brings out the situation of some emerging economies
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nce More to the Lake E. B. White’s Once More to the Lake is a very well written essay. The back and forth reflections of his childhood to adulthood is engaging. The way he compares his child self to his son arrests the whole essay. White’s story captures the essence of childhood memories. Reflecting beautifully will bring beauty‚ this is what White did. Retrospect is the main idea of White’s Once More to the Lake. Throughout the essay‚ White constantly reflects on his childhood and days at the
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In "More Money‚ More Problems‚" Jessica Alexander emphasizes the business aspect of humanitarian aid. What are her critiques? Evaluate them and research that model as well as alternative ones. What would work best for foreign aid organizations and the populations they serve? Introduction Humanitarian Aid is a term commonly accepted as a form of solidarity and cooperation destined to countries that have suffered from a humanitarian crisis. Throughout the globe thousands of organizations have dedicated
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As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems‚ the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. Throughout the history people have been inventing and incorporating new technologies into their lives. We can assume that the number of technologies available to people nowadays is much bigger than that of prehistoric people. However‚ no one would argue that the ability of modern people to think and make decisions is worse comparing to the ability of our ancestors
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IF WE ARE RELY ON TECNOLOGY As time changes season after season‚ we all change along with it. The way that we use to solve problems changes too. There is an idea‚ that caused by using technology ‚ ’as people rely more and more on technology to solve problems. The ability of human to think for themselves will surely deteriorate’ Of course‚ there are people who agree and who disagree with this idea. Personally‚ I agree with this idea. Hence‚ in the following content‚ it will mention about the reason
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According to Patrick O’Malley’s "More Testing‚ More Learning"‚ the problem is that professors normally give less frequent exams that are counted the most against a student’s grade. One of the effects he mentioned was that less frequent exams causes unnecessary amounts of stress on the student. Another one of the effects is that they don’t encourage frequent study as well as fails to inspire students’ best performance. O’Malley suggests that professors should give more frequent short exams to students
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