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The White Bone is a Canadian novel written by Barbara Gowdy and published by HarperCollins in 1999. [1] It was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 1998. [2] Sometimes compared to Richard Adams's Watership Down, [3] it is an adult fantasy story about animals—in this case, African elephants—in a realistic natural setting but given the ability to speak to one another throughout the book.
Male elephant seals fighting Ethologists study aggression as it relates to the interaction and evolution of animals in natural settings. In such settings aggression can involve bodily contact such as biting, hitting or pushing, but most conflicts are settled by threat displays and intimidating thrusts that cause no physical harm.
An anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) is a civil order made against a person who has been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour. The orders, introduced in the United Kingdom by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998, [ 46 ] were designed to criminalize minor incidents that would not have warranted prosecution ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Mental health disorder Not to be confused with Psychosis, Psychopathology, Psychic, or Sycophancy. "Psychopaths" and "Psychopath" redirect here. For other uses, see Psychopath (disambiguation). "Sociopathy" and "Sociopath" redirect here. For another usage of these terms, see antisocial ...
The early 21st century saw the rise of writers like Rupert Thomson, R. D. Ronald and Kelly Braffet with their protagonists further pushing the criminal, sexual, violent, narcotic, self-harm, anti-social and mental illness related subject matter taboos from the shadows of the transgressive umbrella into the forefront of mainstream fiction. [39]
An anti-social behaviour order (ASBO / ˈ æ z b oʊ /) is a civil order made in the United Kingdom against a person who had been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour.
A popular children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. She had a troubled childhood and a turbulent relationship with her parents. She develops a romantic obsession over Gang-tae after a coincidental encounter, and often goes to extreme lengths to get his attention. Oh Jung-se as Moon Sang-tae [6] Lee Kyu-sung as young Moon Sang-tae
Ironic process theory (IPT), also known as the Pink elephant paradox [1] or White bear phenomenon, suggests that when an individual intentionally tries to avoid thinking a certain thought or feeling a certain emotion, a paradoxical effect is produced: the attempted avoidance not only fails in its object but in fact causes the thought or emotion to occur more frequently and more intensely. [2]