Outline and evaluate the biological approach to abnormality The biological model compares abnormal behaviour with a disease. It assumes that all mental illnesses have a physiological cause related to the physical structure and brain. Doctors diagnose mental illness using well-established criteria. Psychiatrists also use diagnostic manuals for mental illness and compare symptoms with set classifications of illnesses. According to the biological model‚ mental illness is caused by one or more of the
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Outline and evaluate one or more definitions of abnormality (12) Deviation from social norms is one definition of abnormality‚ according to this definition you are considered to be ’abnormal’ if you engage in a behaviour that the rest of society does not as society has accepted specific patterns of behaviour that they consider to be ’normal’ such as being polite‚ going to work and education and more. There are unwritten social rules that we have to stick to‚ these rules care culturally relative
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There are four ways of defining abnormality: • Deviation from social norms • Failure to function adequately • Deviation from ideal mental health • Deviation from the statistical norm Deviation from social norms: Social norms are acceptable or expected patterns of behaviour. According to this definition‚ abnormality is deviation or violation of acceptable patterns of behaviour or social norms. For example it is not acceptable to say you hear voices in your head (schizophrenia). It is not a
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Outline and Evaluate biological therapies for the treatment of abnormality Drug therapy is the main treatment for mental disorders and is based on the assumption that chemical imbalance is at the root of the problem. One type of drug is anti-anxiety drugs (e.g.‚ minor tranquillizers called BZs such as Valium. These have a calming effect by inhibiting the nervous system and causing muscles to relax. BZs work by enhancing the action of the chemical messenger GABA‚ which acts to calm brain activity
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Outline and evaluate explanations of eating disorders based on the biological model of psychological abnormality [18] Explanations tend to fall into four categories: • Evolutionary • Genetic • Neuroanatomy • Biochemical Evolutionary explanations of behaviour are based on Darwin’s theories of natural and sexual selection. These theories have been applied to eating disorders. It is suggested that the ability to control ones appetite and ignore hunger when food supplies
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Jeffery March 13th‚ 2013 In this paper I will be addressing the following questions: What are genes? How do genes of the two parents influence the traits of an offspring? What is Sickle Cell and who is at risk? How abnormalities can contribute to genetic and/or chromosomal disorders such as‚ sickle cell? Before I discuss genes‚ I have to tell what genes are. Genes are working subunits of DNA. DNA is a vast chemical information database that carries the complete set of instructions for making
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Trisomy 13 Trisomy 13‚ also known as Patau Syndrome‚ is a chromosomal abnormality where an individual has an extra chromosome 13. Trisomy 13 was first recognized by Patau and his colleagues in 1960 (Matthews‚ 1999). It affects approximately 1 in 12‚000 births and is the least common of the trisomy syndromes‚ after trisomy 18 and trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). An abnormality of the chromosome occurs when mitosis or meiosis does not happen correctly. During mitosis‚ when the cells are dividing
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medical characteristics that include hair color‚ blood type‚ and an individual’s susceptibility to disease. Chromosomes are the structures that are made up of thousands of genes. Chromosomal disorders are caused by an abnormality of chromosome number or structure. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (2012) chromosomal disorders are defined as any syndrome characterized by malformations or malfunctions in any system of the body which are caused by an abnormal chromosome number or structure. The
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of a human being; this predisposition will also be marked by environmental factors that will determined the condition of a child. In the complex elaboration of humans‚ even genetic can develop abnormalities that will create chromosomal disorders. “Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality reaching viability” (Ramalho‚ Brandao‚ Matias‚ & Montenegro‚ 2011). In essence‚ we will review how genetic background plays a powerful role in human outcomes‚ both in normal or abnormal conditions
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Meta Description Take a proactive approach to fertility with preimplantation genetic screening (PGS). When combined with IVF‚ PGS can identify chromosomal abnormalities. Comments Live Date (AMY) URL (AMY) Preimplantation Genetic Screening Fertility Answers offers preimplantation genetic screening to identify chromosomal abnormalities The physicians at Fertility Answers utilize the latest breakthroughs in reproductive medicine to help patients become parents to healthy babies. Our Louisiana
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