Select a Historically Oppressed Group of People and Explain Which

question 19

Essay

Select a historically oppressed group of people and explain which of Young's categories apply to them and which categories, if any, do not.

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Definitions:

Neurotoxin

A neurotoxin is a toxic substance that disrupts the normal function of nerve cells, potentially causing damage to the nervous system and leading to neurological symptoms or disorders.

Disinhibition Theory

Explanation holding that alcohol has a selective depressant effect on the brain’s frontal cortex, which controls judgment, while sparing subcortical structures responsible for more instinctual behaviors, such as desire.

Learned Inhibitions

Behaviors learned through experience that prevent an individual from engaging in certain actions.

Alcohol

A psychoactive substance commonly found in beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits, and known for its depressant effects.