...Obedience PSY/285 Carol Watson Obedience Upon first viewing the video, I was shocked to see that the person would continue with the study while the other person cried out in anguish. I it to be disturbing that the person would comply with the orders despite the other person’s obvious pain. The presence of the authority figure is the determining factor when it comes how obedient a person will be. The study shows that people were more obedient when the instructor was close by then when giving orders from a distance (Myers, 2012, p. 164). The legitimacy of the authority figure also plays a part in obedience, as people will follow orders of the actual order giver better than they would with the orders given by someone filling in (Myers, 2012, p. 164). We can see examples of this in the medical field, as nurses follow the orders given by doctors in absolute confidence (Myers, 2012, p. 165). A personal example that I see of this is in the administration side of the addiction field. There will often be people in obvious need of help but will be turn away by an admissions specialists for various reasons at the request of the admissions director. Authority affects obedience in everyday life by causing people to commit acts they do not agree with simply because they are following the orders of their superior as part of the job description. When external influences override inner convictions, people will do something against their personal ethics because the pressure of the authority...
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...Mind Over Matter Student Name PSY 270 December 7, 2013 The difference between mental illness and insanity is the knowledge of right or wrong. This is also the second prong of the M’Naghten rule. Someone with a mental illness will generally know the difference between right and wrong whereas a person that is insane cannot differentiate between right and wrong. The M’Naghten rule could not be used to defend the actions of a person who drinks alcohol and then murders someone because the person knows drinking alcohol can alter their thoughts and actions. Therefore the person will know that drinking may put themselves and others at risk before they begin drinking. Rational and guilty means the person was fully aware their actions are illegal and wrong. Guilty but insane means the person was aware their actions are wrong, but they do not have control over their actions due to a mental disorder or disease that causes insanity. Not guilty by reason of insanity means the person had a brief period of time they were deemed insane and they were unable to control themselves and they did something they would not otherwise, normally, do. If I were deciding this case I would look at all the facts presented. First, Clark said he was going to kill a police officer and went on the fully explain how he was going to do it. The incident occurred just as he said it would. This means this was premeditated. After firing the shots at the officer, Clark disposed of the weapon. This gives the...
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...Substance Abuse Checkpoint Kara Gray PSY270 March 9, 2012 Axia College I feel that I would agree most with the psychodynamic viewpoint as well as the sociocultural viewpoint. I had difficulty in choosing only viewpoint when the causal factors can be extremely vague when it comes to substance abuse. I agree with the psychodynamic viewpoint because people who experience a lack of nurturing during early childhood often carry it with them throughout their adult lives if the issue goes unresolved. Substance abuse is not the only disorder that may be caused by childhood trauma. There are a lot of other disorders that can be linked to early childhood experiences as well, which is why I find myself agreeing with this viewpoint. I also would have to agree with the sociocultural viewpoint because society plays an enormous role when it comes to an individual’s behavior and attitude, a person’s environment can definitely have an impact on their decisions in life. People are constantly striving for the approval of others or trying to fit in with their friends, so the sociocultural viewpoint seems perfectly reasonable. Furthermore, I believe that the behavioral/cognitive and biological viewpoints are also important when it comes to understanding the causes of substance abuse. However, I do not find them as influential as the psychodynamic and sociocultural viewpoints. There seems to be a biological basis for almost any disease or disorder, but I feel that there is still...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix B November 2012 Research Methods List the advantages and disadvantages of the following research methods: Case Study Advantages Case studies allow a lot of detail information to be collected that would not normally be easily obtained by other research designs. It provides detailed descriptions of precise and rare cases. An in depth data can be collected than can be found through other experimental designs. Case study can be a source of new ideas about a person’s behavior and open new ways of findings (Psy270 textbook). Case study can support a theory. Disadvantages One of the main criticisms is that the data collected cannot necessarily be generalized to the wider population. This leads to data being collected over longitudinal case studies not always being relevant or particularly useful. Case studies are generally on one person, but there also tends to only be one experimenter collecting the data. This can lead to bias in data collection, which can influence results more than in different designs. It is also very difficult to draw a definite cause and effect from case studies. Correlation Method Advantages Enables testing of expected relationships between two variables, and making projections, forecasts or predictions. These relationships can be assessed in daily life events. More experimental research can be conducted using new groups of participants to establish cause and effect. Correlational Method...
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...Depression Paper Jeffrey J. Shields Sr. PSY270 Richard Ferguson 10/05/2014 Introduction In this paper, I will identify what is the cause of unipolar disorder and bipolar disorder and how it relates with mania. I will continue describe the treatment need to recover from these mental illnesses that are common among every individual in society. Many people experience depression in their lives at one point or other. It could be related to loss of a loved one, losing a job, or some traumatic event that cause an individual to go into a depression. Depression can last for a few day or weeks then people move on with day-to-day life. When depression began to set in for a long period of time, it, usually, develops into a mental disorder that make people disconnect with society. People who experience depression feel the need to disconnect from another finding no enjoyment of life. Sometimes people were dealing with depression symptom pushing everyone away and losing the will to live that lead to suicide. There are symptoms to the disease that are temporary, but also can be dangerous if not handle properly. Some say it can be a hereditary disease that is past down from generation or the environment. There are many types of depression, but the most common one are, Bipolar, Unipolar and Mania. These are most common in societies today that are treatable. What is Unipolar Disorder? Being one of the common depression disorder symptoms; unipolar depression disorder can cause the same...
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