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    develop a theory that builds on this idea. His sense of self-worth seems to hinge on this quest and as such‚ he abandons classes and lives reclusively in his room‚ observing the outside world through his window in a bid to discover a pattern on which to model his theory. His roommate Charles is his only close friends and his peers view him as an ‘odd’ genius who cannot‚ by his own admission relate to other people. Nash is struck by his original idea and develops his theory of Governing Dynamics‚ earning

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    * Explain the potential impact of disability on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people (CYP 3.7 3.1) The potential impact of disability on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people are that they get physical impairments and chronic medical conditions may compromise healthy development and disrupt their educational experiences. Adper children’s all round development‚ move on further into the future to have financial difficulties and restricted opportunities

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    Is Impairment Disability? Society comprises individuals and communities of remarkable diversity. In addition to racial‚ ethnic‚ social‚ economic‚ and religious differences‚ people also have physical differences‚ which include a wide spectrum of abilities. Along this spectrum lie a range of impairments‚ or disabilities‚ and to fully understand the implications of impairment and disability‚ it is important to define the two terms. In an effort to accomplish this‚ and to illustrate two opposing

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    straighten it out. He discovered his love for running when he got bullied by the neighborhood children which made ultimately earn a scholarship for college. With the love and guidance of his mother his‚ Gump‚ never let his low IQ and physically disability hinder him. If fact‚ Forest Gump’s mom created his determination by never undermining

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    The main form of biological therapy for schizophrenia is drug therapy. Some drugs are more effective at reducing the positive symptoms such as delusions and hallucination than negative symptoms such as lack of motivation and social withdrawal. There are two main categories of drugs‚ neuroleptic drugs and atypical drugs. Neuroleptic drugs such as Prolixin are conventional drugs that reduce psychotic symptoms but produce some of the symptoms of neurological diseases. These drugs block the activity

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    Biological Perspective & Schizophrenia Q. Does the Biological perspective in abnormal psychology make other perspectives obsolete? Answer with reference to one mental disorder of your choice. (35% of total module marks). Psychologists have been trying to understand mental illnesses‚ and many years ago‚ the biological perspective was the most popular due to its scientific nature. Schizophrenia – a chronic condition whereby patients lose touch with reality – was best explained by the Dopamine

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    Edward Scissorhands is a man built‚ humanlike cyborg who tries to live along with the complexities of the civilized world. However‚ his disability of having scissorhands over normal hands‚ restricts his proper presence in the real world. Thus‚ he is seen by many as a utility of great compatibility in making their lives a whole lot easier. This puts him as a risk of being unknowingly misled

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    Whether you prefer "the Blade Runner"‚ "the Man Without Legs"‚ "the Fastest Man on No Legs" or Oscar Pistorius‚ this young man ’s story will serve as a case study of mainstreaming in ’disability sports ’‚ specifically in the film Murderball. Pistorius is a 21-year-old South African below the knee amputee who won gold in the 100‚ 200 and 400 meter events at the 2006 Paralympic Athletics World Championships. Pistorius was regarded as being fast enough to earn a spot for the 200- and 400-meter sprints

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    classroom in between my classes and just talk to several of them‚ developing relationships that they will remember forever. This is something that they made known to me that they really appreciated. Their disabilities separate them from the rest of the school‚ isolating them from regular school activities social interactions. After talking to some of the students‚ time and time again‚ they would tell me that they just want to be treated like everyone else. Sometimes the word “normal” was used‚ which is such

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    Outline and evaluate psychological explanations for schizophrenia (24) One psychological explanation of SZ was put forward by Bateson et al (1956) who looked at childhood as a base for developing SZ‚ for example the interactions children have with their mothers. His explanation‚ the Double Bind theory‚ states that schizophrenia can occur due to conflicting messages given from parents to their children‚ for example when a parent expresses care but does so in a critical way. This means that the child

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