Gemma leach

I have spent hours looking through stumble upon, its so...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:54:30 -0500

the sunset inside a wave

the boundry between wealth and poverty

I have spent hours looking through stumble upon, its so addictive and the fantastic photography that is on there amazes me. I absolutely love photography and would love to have a go at it, see if i was any good. For now though, i think il just admire the photography of others such as these.

DREAM BEDROOM.

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:13:55 -0400

DREAM BEDROOM.

WANTS TO GO PARIS FOR CHRISTMAS

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:56:47 -0400

WANTS TO GO PARIS FOR CHRISTMAS

12 years yesterday my grandad died, aged 59. “cherished...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:33:31 -0400

12 years yesterday my grandad died, aged 59. “cherished memories of devoted husband, dad and grandad David Leach who passed away 24th june 2000 aged 59 years. Dearloy loved. Sadly missed” miss him loads. The best grandad in the world. :)

Bedlam

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:50:32 -0400

In 1337 the hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital opened however at the time it was referred to Bedlam which is where this phrase originiated from. By the 14^th century the hospital was treating the ‘insane’, patients didn’t often stay for more than 12 months and although they recovered they were treated very badly and it was renowned for its cruelty and inhumane treatment. Ex-patients were referred to as ‘bedlamites’, the hospital remained small for a long period of time and there were no more than 24 patients in 1620. The patients were seen as ‘insane’ and the hospital use to guarantee a large amount of visitors to view ‘madness’, the patients who were seen to be violent and dangerous were restrained with iron manacles and chains to the wall or floor however at the time Bethlem Royal Hospital was the only institution for those suffering from mental illnesses, the only other options were madhouses which were open till the 18^th century. There were certain behaviours and ways of living that were seen as ‘madness’ and ‘insanity’ including homosexuality. Psychatrists views were that homosexuality represented a mental disorder and the evidence that created this idea was largely based on theoretical considerations that believed that homosexuality was a negative outcome and therefore there must be a pathological cause of this. Gaw, A, (1993) Much of the early research based around this ignored women and even today it can be seen that research and discussion focuses on male homosexuality, this suggests that there is even today there is an inequality based around gender regarding mental illness. However since the 1970’s there has been great change in views concerning homosexuality and although there is still negative attitudes towards gay and lesbian individuals, it is very unlikely that the sexuality choice is seen to be a form of mental illness. The views on mental health were so negative and incorrect many years ago and even though there is a small amount of individuals who see mental illness in a negative light, society, science and psychiatry has grown extensively and attitudes have slowly began to change.

Photo

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:47:27 -0400

micasaessucasa: UK’s Pump House Redefines Concept of Pump

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:37:04 -0400

micasaessucasa:

UK’s Pump House Redefines Concept of Pump

micasaessucasa: (via Shawn Henderson)

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:36:10 -0400

micasaessucasa:

(via Shawn Henderson)

myidealhome: bedroom (via miss-design)

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:30:26 -0400

myidealhome:

bedroom (via miss-design)

Photo

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:29:47 -0400

architectureblog: (via: the style files)

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:28:59 -0400

architectureblog:

(via: the style files)

the cycle of violence theory

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:42:04 -0400

Another theory that can relate to the previous one in one way is the idea that sexual abuse offenders may have been abused themselves therefore their sexual deviant behaviour is learnt. This theory is called the cycle of violence theory. It is the idea that when someone is a victim of sexual abuse they may experience a mass of negative feelings, following this the victim will try to make sense of the offenders behaviour by attempting to identify themselves with his/her abuser and participate in the same behaviour they have experienced by abusing someone else. Gibson, C and VanDiver, M (2008)

the learning theory

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:28:49 -0400

Behavioural theorists explain sexual abuse as a learnt behaviour. This suggests that the offender has learnt the sexual deviancy from his/her environment, this includes modelling. Modelling is the idea that the offender would have learnt his sexual deviant behaviour by seeing someone else behave in the same way. There are a number of famous examples of how successful the learning theory is. One of which is of Bandura’s theory of observational learning (1997) This theory added modelling and imitation to the learning range of social animals. Ryan, G, Leversee, T and Ane, S () Another famous example of the learning theory is Pavlovs dogs. “Pavlovs dogs (Pavlov, 1927) are the famous example of learned response patterns, where the simultaneous experience of a stimulus and a reward leads to a pairing of the two in a classical condition of learning” Ryan, G, Leversee, T and Ane, S (). These learning theories can easily be applied to sexual abuse and sexual deviance however it is important to remember that the ability for sexuality is natural and is inborn and a variety of biological factors create the ability for sexual functioning. Despite this the way in which people display their sexual behaviour is learned. The way in which society and cultures are perceived influences individuals massively and normal and deviant sexuality is based upon societies norms and values and therefore sexuality is established on learning what is and what isn’t acceptable in a given culture. However this theory does not in any way excuse sex offenders, the majority of the time there is always an internal knowledge of what is right or wrong and society, especially today makes it fully aware of how wrong child sexual abuse is and no matter how the media portrays it, it is always in the rightful negative way.