Knowing the possibility of being predisposed to the same psychological disorder‚ numerous people would have a hard time coping with this impediment—furthering the apprehension they face. Genetics plays a large role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Biological influences such as genes‚ neurotransmitter functioning and predisposition contribute exponentially to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. These biological dynamics influence when and how anxiety disorders emerge
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ability of the individual – a reason why often the classical and positivist theories are seen as being directly opposing. Biological positivism became popularised through the work of Cesare Lombroso‚ who attempted to explain criminal and deviant behaviour by differentiating different types of human individuals‚ and then to categorise them‚ based on their racial and biological differences‚ in the attempt to establish a link between criminality‚ and the assumption that individuals exhibit particular
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Psychological explanations of Schizophrenia |Explanations |Studies (A01/A02) |Key Points | |Psychological | |AO1 | |
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Evaluating the Psychological Therapies & Biological therapies PART B: OTHER MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS By Konstantinos Geros THE BIOMEDICAL APPROACH Biomedical therapies seek to treat psychological disorders by changing the brain’s chemistry with drugs‚ its circuitry with surgery‚ or its patterns of activity with pulses of electricity or powerful magnetic fields Biomedical therapies assume an organic basis for mental illnesses and treats them as diseases
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can be linked to some form of psychological disorder. According to the article Psychotherapy and Counseling for Offenders‚ if more psychological treatment were provided to offenders‚ reduction of recidivism may be obtained. Psychological evaluation for suspected offenders may include the review of all evidence collected from the crime scene; a clinical interview that reviews the defendant’s psychosocial history that includes any of their past psychological treatment or their past criminal offenses
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Outline and evaluate psychological explanations for schizophrenia (24) One psychological explanation of SZ was put forward by Bateson et al (1956) who looked at childhood as a base for developing SZ‚ for example the interactions children have with their mothers. His explanation‚ the Double Bind theory‚ states that schizophrenia can occur due to conflicting messages given from parents to their children‚ for example when a parent expresses care but does so in a critical way. This means that the child
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Outline and evaluate psychological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Brown and Birley studied stressful life events in the role of relapse in schizophrenics. They found that 50% of people experience a stressful life event e.g. death‚ relationship break-up‚ job loss etc. in the 3 weeks prior to a schizophrenic episode. A control sample reported a low and unchanging level of stressful life events over the same period. However not all evidence supports the role of life events. For example‚
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Psychological Treatment Approaches A broad range of psychological therapies are used to treat alcoholism. Some of the major ones are social skills training‚ motivational enhancement‚ behaviour contracting‚ cognitive therapy‚ marital and family therapy‚ aversion therapy and relaxation training. Alcoholism treatment can be highly effective‚ but the effectiveness depends on a few factors Person’s willingness major factor in overcoming alcoholism: The major factor whether alcoholism treatment ends
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There are two main biological theories which explain the assumed causes of schizophrenia: Genetic and Dopamine Hypothesis. Research by Mikaywa et al has found that there must be a genetic explanation of schizophrenia due to the fact that concordance rates for environmental causes are not 100%. Also Mikaywa noticed that schizophrenia runs in the family‚ meaning there must be something other than environmental causes‚ causing the disorder. What Mikaywa studied was DNA from human families who were
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Compare and contrast the treatment of dogs in ‘To Flush my Dog’ and the RSPCA leaflet. “To Flush‚ My Dog” written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the RSPCA leaflet “ Just ＄3 a month will help rescue more animals like Trio” are two documents exploring the same topic - treatment of dogs. Both documents depict how the owners treat their dogs differently showing the love and bond between dogs and humans. In “To Flush‚ My Dog”‚ Elizabeth appraises her dog in a very elaborated manner‚ while RSPCA
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