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Biological Approach
- Genetics
- genes cannot cause an illness, they may only lead to one.
- concordance rate- measure how often related individuals have the same disorder
- concordance rate- measure how often related individuals have the same disorder
- twin studies- Gottesman & Shields (1972)
- genes cannot cause an illness, they may only lead to one.
- Biochemistry
- neurotransmitters are the chemicals that carry information around the nervous system
- too much or little can cause psychopathology
- drug treatments can be used
- drug treatments can be used
- too much or little can cause psychopathology
- neurotransmitters are the chemicals that carry information around the nervous system
- strengths
- brain scanning is evidence
- genetic link
- treatments available
- scientific
- no blame
- brain scanning is evidence
- weaknesses
- reductionist
- genetics dont provide complete explanation
- drugs dont always work
- focusing on curing symptom, not cause
- might encourage patients to be passive
- might encourage patients to be passive
- focusing on curing symptom, not cause
- reductionist
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