Outline and evaluate the biological approach to psychopathology (12 marks) The biological approach is widely used in diagnosing and treating mental illness. The theory suggests that mental illnesses occur due to a physical cause. Physical causes include genetic inheritance‚ viruses‚ toxicity‚ physical trauma for example a head injury or perhaps an imbalance of hormones bought on by stress. These physical‚ external occurrences can distort thinking‚ emotion and behaviours in some people. Studies
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AO1 2 Types – Genetic and Biochemical Genetic – depression seems to run in families and a number of studies have shown a correlation between the biological closeness of the relationship and the likelihood of developing depression. Biochemical imbalances in neurotransmitters cause depression; most notably noradrenalin‚ serotonin according to the permissive amine theory is a controller and dopamine. Interruption in the transmission of nervous impulses Hormones – high levels of cortisol – overactive
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McDonald 1 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War Matthew McDonald Mrs. Jones English I 4 March 2015 McDonald 2 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population control. I. Introduction A. Background Information B. Thesis Statement II. Strike fear into your enemies A. Fear of retaliation
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Biological and Chemical Outline Biological and chemical warfare has been around since the beginning of time. From poison tipped arrows to purposely transmitting smallpox to individuals. There has been ongoing political conflict on biological and chemical warfare for quite some time for legitimate reasons too. Biological and chemical warfare is very deadly and sometimes inhumane‚ but on the other hand it is very cost efficient and is very effective at doing its job. Biological and chemical
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by distorted thinking‚ impaired emotional responses‚ poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most common of psychotic disorders that‚ in most countries around the world‚ affects around 1 per cent of the population. In terms of explanations for the disorder‚ two central types of explanations arise – psychological explanations and biological explanations. Whereas
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Essay on enzymes Biological washing powder Hee-Jun Park 8B We have used enzymes over many years to make many clothing and also foods or drinks‚ such as‚ drinks‚ bread‚ cheese‚ beer and wine. Even though‚ the first person that realized how to make these noticed nothing about enzymes. There are many types of enzymes existing to help our industrial life. And the difference of each enzyme is for us to do different things. The use of enzyme in industry has become very central in the modern domain. Enzymes
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that is the most important part of a family the most important part is that the family unit is safe‚ happy‚ and free of negative social influences (Shaw‚ 2014). If children in the family unit see family violence‚ drug use‚ or other negative social behaviors at a young age‚ then the children may be influenced at a young age to take part in these actions. If the child has seen drug use by members of his family unit at an early age the child is not shown that this action is wrong and without the knowledge
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Psychology “Biological and Social approaches”. What are “biological” and “social” approaches in psychology? “Biological approach” in psychology “examines thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviours from a biological point of view”. It is thought that we are consequence of our genetics and physiology. “Social approach” in psychology studies how people act‚ think‚ and feel in family groups‚ with workmates. In other words‚ it is a “scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual
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Biological Theories of Aging Human Growth and Development Introduction Aging is a biological phenomenon all the living things are undergoing. We are not sure about anything in the world except the aging. We are approaching getting nearer to the death from the time of the birth onwards. No living thing in the world has the ability to defeat death as it occurs sometimes naturally and sometimes accidently. Aging has different dimensions like physical‚ psychological‚ and social. There are
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The biological approach has shown to be one of the most scientific perspectives in psychology. When explaining human behaviour‚ the biological approach focuses on the role of genes‚ inheritance and biological processes‚ claiming that these are the things which determine behaviour. Additionally‚ the nervous system also plays an important role in explaining human behaviour. The biological approach arose out of attempts to understand two major issues: the relationship between the mind and body‚ and
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