The news media sometimes report on psychological disorders accurately. other times the media may report about psychological disorders in ways that may underemphasize biological influences or reinforce cultural myths.

locate a media report on a psychological disorder and evaluate the quality of the media coverage. in your answer, compare and contrast the article’s description of the disorder with psychology’s official definition, on areas such as symptoms, duration or course. then, describe

to what extent the reporter underemphasized biological influences or reinforced cultural myths.

In serial killer cases the media usually portrays them as psychopaths, but this is not correct, not every serial killer is psychopathic, there is a high possibility that a serial killer has no trace of psychopathy, but most people believe that psychopaths kill when this is not necessarily correct.

Although the collective imagination always turns to delinquency and evil when it comes to psychopathy, this personality disorder is more complex than such an association might suggest.

It is a " Personality disorder characterized by a disregard of social obligations, lack of empathy towards others. There is a considerable deviation between behavior and established social norms. Behavior is not easily changed by adverse experiences, including punishments."

Signs of psychopathy can already be observed in childhood, but are classified up to 18 years as Conduct Disorder.

freeborn women in ancient rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. because of their limited public role, women are named less frequently than men by roman historians. but while roman women held no direct political power, those from wealthy or powerful families could and did exert influence through private negotiations. exceptional women who left an undeniable mark on history range from lucretia and claudia quinta, whose stories took on mythic significance; fierce republican-era women such as cornelia, mother of the gracchi, and fulvia, who commanded an army and issued coins bearing her image; women of the julio-claudian dynasty, most prominently livia (58 bc-ad 29), who contributed to the formation of imperial mores; and the empress helena (c.250–330 ad), a driving force in promoting christianity.

women in the ancient greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. this, though, is a general description, and when considering the role of women in ancient greece one should remember that information regarding specific city-states is often lacking, is almost always from male authors, and only in athens can their status and role be described in any great detail. neither are we sure of the practical and everyday application of the rules and laws that have survived from antiquity. we do know that spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. for example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.