Thomas Nature Vs Nurture

A wide range of mental health disorders that affect the emotion, thinking and behavior of an individual is known as mental illnesses. Mental illness includes schizophrenia, depression, personality disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors. The causes of mental illnesses include inherited traits(Nature), environmental exposures (nurture), and brain chemistry.
According to Helen Thomas, nature is the inherent state of human existence on earth before transformation. Nature simply signifies biology or genetics. Nature is what we acquired from our blood relations like parents inside the womb before we were born. We acquire these things in utero in form of a gene. These genes determine the characteristic of the baby born. Nature causes someone to become mentally ill. This is because a mentally ill parent can transfer the illness to the child
Nurture refers to environmental influences and socialization. Nurture is a way we learn new things from human beings and our environment. What we learn may have a good or bad effect on the people. For example, if we learn more skills and knowledge, we will use it to succeed in life financially, physically, psychologically, and emotionally stable. However, if we choose to learn to take excessive alcohol or drugs, it will affect the body system negatively most especially the brain. This will result to a form of mental illness. The factors that determine who we are and how we behave are environmental and sociological factors. Environmental factors are believed to cause mental illnesses. In addition, environmental exposures (nurture) which include environmental stressors, inflammatory conditions, toxins, alcohol or drugs can cause mental illness. Also, injuries to the brain chemicals(the neurotransmitters) can affect the proper communication of the brain. This can lead to mental