AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dualism is best described as:
A
the idea that people are either all bad or all good
B
the idea that people are both good and evil
C
the idea that good or bad is subjective, based on the deed committed and situation
D
the idea that people turn out a certain way based on how they are raised
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In theology, for example a ‘dualist’ is someone who believes that Good and Evil – or God and the Devil – are independent and more or less equal forces in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -also ˈdyü-: a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes. : the quality or state of being dual or of having a dual nature. 3. : a doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whenever the problem of the origin of evil is solved by conceiving the real existence of another principle separate from the prime principle of the world, or by affirming an inner ambivalence, limited sovereignty, or inadequacy of the prime principle or of divine beings, a dualism then emerges.

Detailed explanation-4: -The modern problem of the relationship of mind to body stems from the thought of the 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes, who gave dualism its classical formulation.

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