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Item Visual Arts for Sustainable Development: An Analysis on the Potentiality of Visual Arts in Contributing towards the Sustainable Development(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Bandara, N.M.S.R.; Perera, D.D.N.Visual Art is a medium used to impart the morals, values and new perspectives on the wellbeing of the society while the Sustainable Development focuses on the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is obvious that the ‗Environment‘ becomes fundamental in visual artists in creation of their artistic works and thoughts. In order to blend the rational and emotional expressions of the human beings, visual arts act as the ideal medium to build the awareness of the sustainable development and inspire the people to act in a positive manner towards it. This research aimed to stress the potentiality of visual arts activities and programmes in contributing the sustainable development. It is recognized that sustainable development requires a balanced progress in four interdependent dimensions such as, Social, Economic, Environmental and Cultural. The engagement of the visual arts in those dimensions also is inevitably considerable. Therefore, the Visual Arts activities and programmes have the sole opportunity to lead the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the sustainable development policies and measures. This research provides suggestions and recommendations for effective Visual Arts activities and programmes in achieving the sustainable development. Throughout this research, the researcher discusses mainly about the field of Visual arts, ways of promoting sustainable development through visual arts activities and programmes, creation of art advocacy in building value and relevancy of visual arts in sustainable development and to create Visual artists and influencers in the world of art who are determined to reinstate the role of visual art in a context where their contributions will be a visible reflect for the sustainable development.Item A Critical Evaluation of Pedophilia from a Biopsychosocial Perspective(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Wimaladhamma Thero, KoonkandawalaChild abuse is one of the most important and crucial topics not only in present Sri Lanka but also in whole world. Among the many forms of child abuse, sexual abuse holds a higher place. Sometimes, the victims of sexual abuses are killed. However, in Sri Lanka, number of sexual abuses of little children; both males and females has increased. Over 1500 cases related to children reported per year in Sri Lanka. In modern Psychology, sexual attraction to little children and interest to engage in sexual activities with little children (generally aged 13 or younger) is considered as an abnormal behavior. This abnormal or psychopathological behavior is a mental disorder which is named as ''pedophilia" or ''pedophilic disorder" in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-V (DSM-V). The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has included ''pedophilia" as a mental disorder in its DSM since 1968. There are various types of pedophilias and various perspectives and approaches try to understand ''pedophilia" from their view points. Here, an attempt is made to understand and explain "pedophilia" from a biopsychosocial perspective. Here, with the newest findings of research studies about ''pedophilia," from biological, neurobiological environmental and psychological perspectives, the sufficient and necessary causes and facts about ''pedophilic disorder" will be discussed.