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Psychology And Life
Explain the term 'behavioural medicine'.
(i) People differ greatly in terms of behavioural risk factors such as smoking or tobacco use, alcohol and drug abuse, and unsafe sexual behaviour, diet and physical exercise.
(ii) A new discipline called 'Behavioural Medicine' has emerged which seeks to alleviate stress due to disease through modification in behaviour by changing outlook and life-styles.
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What do you understand by the term 'disaster'? List the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. How can it be remedied?
What is pro-environmental behaviour? How can the environment be protected from pollution? Suggest some strategies.
How is ‘poverty’ related to ‘discrimination’? Explain the major psychological effects of poverty and deprivation.
Distinguish between ‘instrumental aggression’ and ‘hostile aggression’. Suggest some strategies to reduce aggression and violence.
Discuss the psychological impact of television viewing on human behaviour. How can its adverse consequences be reduced? Explain.
What does environmental psychology deal with? Illustrate with an example.
What is Ecology? What does it focus in reference to psychology?
Differentiate between natural and built environment with examples.
How is crowding related to density?
What do we mean by the term 'personal space'? Illustrate with an example.
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