Why are school immunization requirements needed? 1. School immunization requirements assure children are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. â¢ Ohio schools first allowed to require smallpox vaccine in 1872 â¢ In 1959, Ohio added a detailed requirement for smallpox, polio and DTP vaccines
Altruism is one aspect of what social psychologists refer to as prosocial behavior. Prosocial behavior refers to any action that benefits other people, no matter what the motive or how the giver benefits from the action. Remember, however, that pure altruism involves true selflessness.
Definition of altruism. 1  1 : unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others charitable acts motivated purely by altruism. 2  2 : behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits others of its species.