Autism was first described in 1943. Jewish American psychiatrist Leo Kanner first described autism. He described a group of patients who, from an early age appeared indifferent to other people, resisted change, and engaged in repetitive activities. As these children grew, he observed a conspicuous absence of make-believe play, a fascination with objects which were often skillfully handled, mutes or language which seemed to lack communicative intent, and special skills which were expressed in remarkable feats of learning memory, calculation, or other isolated skill. Shortly after the publication of Kanner's paper in the United States, Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician, published a report, in German, in which he described four boys who, despite apparently adequate verbal and cognitive skills, displayed deficits in social interaction and milder autistic behaviors.
Row 1 shows that before the experiment students predicted a relatively low, (140v), level of shock would be administered and that none, (0%), would comply to the end. The next row shows results from the original study. Average voltage administered was 368 whilst 65% of participants obeyed fully. Having described the phenomenon Milgram sought to establish causal influences by altering a variable component in further studies. Row 3 shows results where the participant was paired with a defiant 'co-teacher' with both measures reduced.
In a section of the book called “The Truth about the First Thanksgiving,” Loewen examines and unravels the actual facts of this event versus the fabricated tale being taught to children for decades, concluding that authors of American history books have been ignoring certain significant occurrences in order to sanctify this country’s past, leaving people unknowledgeable. In order to support his thesis, there are many historical events that Loewen expanded on, one of them being the role of the Indians during the “discovery” of America. After realizing that many of his students could not recollect learning anything about a plague, Loewen started investigating there. He states, “Only three of the twelve textbooks even mention Indian disease as a factor of Plymouth or anywhere in New England.” When the first settlers arrived on Indian land, they brought over vast amounts of disease that the Indians had no immune system to defend, therefore killing 90% of their population. By admitting there was a catastrophic plague, allowing villages and cleared land to be abandoned, authors would be openly telling students that our founders did not work as hard as we thought they did.
The problem with Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg’s study is that it was from a western perspective, so whats considered normal to a western culture isn’t the same as what an eastern culture would see as normal. Also the meta-analysis that they covered had twenty seven studies were carried out in individualist cultures and only five in collectivist ones, so their data should not be representative of all cultures because it would be generalized. Mary Ainsworth’s strange situation experiment was to see how infants (9-18 months old) reacted under situations of mild stress involving their main care-giver. The study consisted of: * A parent and child playing together in a room. * Mother leaves the room and reappears after a short absence.
Running head: THE PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST-REVISED The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Cindi Osowski Walden University Abstract Scientists and clinicians understanding of psychopathy remains questionable due to the fact that antisocial personality disorder has very similar criteria as those first postulated by Cleckley in 1941. Since psychopathy, however, has not been identified by the DSM-IV as a psychiatric disorder, its assessment requires a separate tool. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) was originally designed by Dr. Robert Hare in 1980 and again in 1991. The test contains 20 items used to rate symptoms that are considered psychopathic in forensic populations like prisons. With much of the past research focusing on those with criminal records, new research has come to examine and include psychopathic personality traits of persons in non forensic settings.
Assignment: Reflection Paper on intellectual and developmental disorder Intellectual disability (ID) once called mental retardation is characterized by below average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day to day living. People with intellectual disabilities can learn and do new skills but they learn them more slowly. It is a condition diagnosed before age 18, usually in infant or prior to birth. Intellectual disability has always been part of human history. In 1848 Samuel Gridley Howe expanded the Perkins institute to include individuals with mental retardation.
More than four out of five Americans who were spanked by their parents as children say that it was an effective form of discipline" (Mattox 1). "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him" Proverbs 22:15. Spanking is not something a parent does against the child, but for the child. It teaches children to be respectful and obedient to their parents. Dr. Kenneth Schonberg a pediatric doctor says, "There's no evidence that a child who is spanked moderately is going to grow up to be a criminal or anti-social or violent" (Rosellini 2).
Although Freud believed that our personality is shaped by the age of five basic drives are social not sexual or aggressive most changes in personality occur in the age of adolescents and not in infancy. Erikson modified Freud's psychosexual theory to reduce its emphasis on biology and sexual sources of tension and, instead, emphasized the importance of society in shaping reality for the child. Ethical Dilemma In my opinion Heinz did something I would have done for my wife or family member. Even though it was the wrong thing to do it helped his wife. Heinz had $1,000 and was willing to pay in future installments, but the druggist was acting ethically because he was doing his job which that is fine, but I think when it comes to a matter like this, I would have look into some options to better assist Heinz and his
These two students show that school uniforms do not help students improve their academics and also students do not like the uniforms at all. Even studies have proven that uniforms do not increase student’s academics or behavior. For example a study done Dr. Alan Hilfer, senior psychologist in Brooklyn’s Children’s and Adolescent Unit at Maimonides Medical Center states “Clothes are a source of expression for children, by instituting a uniform policy, schools are taking away kids’ individuality.”(Teen Ink 3). Another study done by David L. Brunsma at the University of Alabama had tested the effects of school uniforms on attendance, behavior problems, substance abuse, and academic achievement. And he concluded that the uniforms had didn’t help improve any of these things.
Hyun Jong Yoo Megan Ficek 06 27 2012 ESL101-001 Introvert Personality in Leadership A few years ago my friend brings me some interesting test called the MBTI psychological personality test. The MBTI, also known as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is mainly used to identify personalities based on seemingly random questions that are ultimately all related to point out what type of personality type I am. (MBTI) I already have had my teenager age and I know my personality type. My result was introverted personality, and preferred artistic and sensitive. The MBTI introverted personality type says that introvert type does not get energy from outside.