Describe The Biological Approach
The Biological Approach
The biological approach is concerned with how our biology affects us, such as genes and the biological environmental influences to which we are exposed to. This approach focuses on genetics, neurochemistry, the nervous and the endocrine systems, and brain structure. Our biology can affect us due to our genes as we can inherit a faulty gene which predisposes us to develop a particular disorder as we grow older, unfavourable environments can trigger the faulty gene to develop the disorder. Abnormal levels of neurotransmitters can also affect our biology, for example low levels of serotonin can be associated with depression, and another way that our biology can be affecting our behaviours is if there is damage done to the brain structure, for example damage to the limbic system which is a part of the brain that helps regulate emotion, memories and certain aspects of movement, can be associated to abnormal emotional responses.
Genetics have a risk of causing some disorders, but they occur more when the environment is taken into consideration. Type 1 diabetes is said to be caused by genetic factors as that …show more content…
This theory also believes that its cognitive, physical and other developmental processes merely unfold over time rather than being dependent on the environment to mature. Gesell believed that development occurred according to a sequence of maturation processes and an example of this would be the development in the womb as it follows a fixed set of stages. The heart begins to form first along with the rudimentary nervous system, overtime the organism develops into a fully functioning human being ready to be born, as the child develops from birth onwards its genes allow it to develop gradually into the person they are meant to
The biological approach is concerned with how our biology affects us, such as genes and the biological environmental influences to which we are exposed to. This approach focuses on genetics, neurochemistry, the nervous and the endocrine systems, and brain structure. Our biology can affect us due to our genes as we can inherit a faulty gene which predisposes us to develop a particular disorder as we grow older, unfavourable environments can trigger the faulty gene to develop the disorder. Abnormal levels of neurotransmitters can also affect our biology, for example low levels of serotonin can be associated with depression, and another way that our biology can be affecting our behaviours is if there is damage done to the brain structure, for example damage to the limbic system which is a part of the brain that helps regulate emotion, memories and certain aspects of movement, can be associated to abnormal emotional responses.
Genetics have a risk of causing some disorders, but they occur more when the environment is taken into consideration. Type 1 diabetes is said to be caused by genetic factors as that …show more content…
This theory also believes that its cognitive, physical and other developmental processes merely unfold over time rather than being dependent on the environment to mature. Gesell believed that development occurred according to a sequence of maturation processes and an example of this would be the development in the womb as it follows a fixed set of stages. The heart begins to form first along with the rudimentary nervous system, overtime the organism develops into a fully functioning human being ready to be born, as the child develops from birth onwards its genes allow it to develop gradually into the person they are meant to