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List the elements of the APA's definition of a psychological disorder. (

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What exactly is a psychological disorder? How is a psychological disorder diagnosed? Defining exactly what constitutes a mental disorder can be tricky and, definitions have changed over time.

The first problem is that psychologists must first decide exactly how to define disorder. How do you determine if there is something psychologically wrong or unhealthy about a person? How do you decide what's normal and what's abnormal?

If you were to define disorder as something that lies outside of the statistical norm, then people who are considered exceptionally talented or gifted in a particular area would be regarded as abnormal. So rather than focus on actions that are considered outside of the normal statistically speaking, psychologists tend to concentrate on the results of those behaviors. Behaviors that are considered maladaptive and cause significant personal distress and interrupt daily functioning are more likely to be labeled as abnormal.

Today many psychologists agree that psychological disorders are characterized by both personal distress and impairment in multiple areas of life.

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wavelength = 420 nm

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F= ma

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m= mass

a = Acceleration

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$\sum F = m_b a$

$m_Bg-T_B = m_Ba$

$T_B = m_Bg-m_Ba$

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$\sum F = m_A a$

$T_A = m_Ag-m_Aa$

Making summation of Torques in the Pulley we have to

$\sum\tau = I\alpha$

$T_BR_0-T_AR_0=I\alpha$

$T_B-T_A=I\frac{a}{R^2_0}$

Replacing the values previously found,

$(m_Bg-m_Ba )-(m_Ag-m_Aa )=I\frac{a}{R^2_0}$

$(m_B-m_A)g-(m_B+m_A)a=I\frac{a}{R^2_0}$

$a = \frac{(m_B-m_A)g}{\frac{I}{R_0^2}+(m_B+m_A)}$

$a = \frac{(m_B-m_A)g}{\frac{MR^2_0^2/2}{R_0^2}+(m_B+m_A)}$

$a =\frac{(m_B-m_A)g}{\frac{M}{2}+(m_B+m_A)}$

Replacing with our values

$a =\frac{(8-6.8)(9.8)}{\frac{0.8}{2}+(8+6.8)}$

$a=0.7736m/s^2$

PART B) Ignoring the moment of inertia the acceleration would be given by

$a' =\frac{(m_B-m_A)g}{(m_B+m_A)}$

$a' =\frac{(8-6.8)(9.8)}{(8+6.8)}$

$a' = 0.7945$

Therefore the error would be,

$\%error = \frac{a'-a}{a}*100$

$\%error = \frac{0.7945-0.7736}{0.7736}*100$

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Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of -0.9537 N when separated by

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Answer:

<em>The initial charges on the spheres are </em> $6.796\ 10^{-6}\ c$ and $-3.898\ 10^{-6}\ c$

Explanation:

<u>Electrostatic Force </u>

Two charges q1 and q2 separated a distance d exert a force on each other which magnitude is computed by the known Coulomb's formula

$\displaystyle F=\frac{K\ q_1\ q_2}{d^2}$

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With these conditions we set the equation

$\displaystyle F_1=\frac{K\ q_1\ q_2}{0.5^2}=-0.9537$

Rearranging

$\displaystyle q_1\ q_2=\frac{-0.9537(0.5)^2}{k}$

Solving for q1.q2

$\displaystyle q_1\ q_2=-2.6492.10^{-11}\ c^2\ \ ......[1]$

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The conducting wire makes the charges on both spheres to balance, i.e. free electrons of the negative charge pass to the positive charge and they finally have the same charge:

$\displaystyle q=\frac{q_1+q_2}{2}$