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The biological approach to explaining OCD
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- 1what are the 2 approaches to explaining OCD?the genetic explanation
the neural explanation - 2what is the genetic explanation?the idea that biological components within genes can cause individuals to be more vulnerable to OCD.
- 3what is the neural explanation?the genes associated with OCD are likely to affect the neurotransmitters as well as the structure of the brain.
- 4what is the name of that gene?serotonin
- 5break down the genetic explanationsOCD is polygenic- there are several genes involved
candidate genes- genes which create vulnerability for OCD - 6what is diathesis-stress model?the idea that certain genes leave individuals more likely to suffer a mental disorder but no for others due to environmental factors.
- 7who studied this and what was the findings?LEWIS, and he found that 37% of his patients had parents with OCD and 21% had siblings with OCD
- 8what is the role of serotonin?it helps regulate your mood.
- 9what are effects of low serotonin?if a person has a low level of serotonin then normal transmission of mood-relevant information does not take place.
causing mood and other mental processes to be affected. - 10good evaluating genetic explanation:theres good supporting evidence- by nestadt et al.
- 11negative?-there are too many candidate genes to identify all.
- and the environmental risk factors aka. the diathesis-stress model
(cromer et al) - 12good evaluation for neural explanations?there is some good supporting evidence
- 13negative?its not clear what neural mechanisms are involved.
and we cannot assume that the neural mechanisms cause OCD.
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