Consider a Trait or Characteristic of Yours About Which You

question 9

Essay

Consider a trait or characteristic of yours about which you are particularly unhappy or that you are ashamed to possess. Using the relations that are identified in the model of hereditary and environmental influence, discuss how you may have come to possess this trait or characteristic. Discuss, specifically, (a) How might your parents' genotype have directly influenced your genotype? (b) How might your parents' phenotype have influenced your environment? (c) How might your own phenotype have evoked your parents' behaviour toward you? (d) How did you actively select your own environment?

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Definitions:

Deviance

Actions or behaviors that violate societal norms or expectations.

Unusualness

Refers to the state of being odd, rare, or uncommon in any given context.

Exorcism

A religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or area they are believed to have possessed.

Herbal Medication

The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes to treat or prevent various diseases.