Paula and Gary Are Divorcing After Eight Years of Marriage

question 13

Essay

Paula and Gary are divorcing after eight years of marriage.Paula cites Gary's infidelity as the primary cause of the divorce,but Gary says his affair was simply a symptom of a marriage that had been empty for years,ever since Paula's career became more demanding and her time at home scarce.Use causal attribution theory to explain their differing attributions for the demise of their marriage.

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Definitions:

Atypical Antipsychotic

A class of medication primarily used to treat psychiatric conditions, distinguished from older antipsychotics by their differing side effects and mechanisms of action.

Traditional Antipsychotic

Denotes a class of medications primarily used to treat symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations and delusions, typically associated with mental health conditions like schizophrenia; these drugs are also known as first-generation antipsychotics.

Schizophrenia

A chronic mental health disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Tardive Dyskinesia

A neurological syndrome characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements caused by long-term use of certain medications, particularly antipsychotics.