Biological Approach to Psychopathology

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Biological Approach to Psychopathology
  1. Dominant view in mainstream psychology
    1. Emphasis on scientific investigation and understanding
      1. However, representation of mental disorders as diseases controversial
      2. The biological medical model
        1. Mental disorders are like physical disorders
          1. Assumes that all mental disorders are related to a change in the body
            1. Four possible factors for change: genes, biochemistry, neuroanatomy and viral infection
              1. Genetic inheritance
                1. Can be studied by using identical twins
                  1. Concordance rate

                    Anmerkungen:

                    • The extent that two individuals are similar to each other in terms of a particular trait.
                2. Viral infection
                  1. Research suggests that some disorders are related to exposure of certain viruses in utero
                    1. Torrey (2001)
                      1. Found that mothers of many who had schizophrenia had contracted a particular strain of influenza during pregnancy
              2. Cure only possible by removing the root cause and returning the body to normal level of functioning
            2. Limitations
              1. Cause and effect
                1. Inconclusive evidence
                  1. There is no evidence that mental disorders are caused by just genetic inheritance
                    1. Concordance rates are never 100%
                      1. It is likely, that for some disorders, what individuals inherit makes them more susceptible but the disorder only develops under certain conditions
                        1. Diathesis-stress model
                  2. Humane or inhumane
                    1. Szasz (1972)
                      1. Argued that mental illness did not have a physical basis therefore should not be thought of in the same way
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