Biological model
- Created by: chantelleWilson
- Created on: 22-11-14 09:43
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- Biological approach
- Viruses
- During pregnancy if the mother has a viruses then this may develop in the child's brain
- Will live dominate until the child hits puberty
- Mental disorder
- All Mental disorders are related to some change in the body
- Mental disorders are illnesses.
- Genetic inheritance
- Passed on from the persons parents
- Biochemistry
- Level of hormones
- Level of serotonin: low= depression high= Anxiety
- Level of hormones
- Neuroanatomy
- Genes determine the structure of the brian
- Enlarge ventricals = Schizophrenia
- Strengths & weaknesses
- Strengths
- Removes all blame from the patient
- that it is very scientific. This is a strength because the experiments used are measurable, objective and can be repeated to test for reliability.
- Weaknesses
- Drugs only mask the problems.
- focuses too much on the 'nature' side of the nature/nurture debate
- Strengths
- Viruses
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