3 criticisms of the biological explanation of abnormality:
1. No Blame (deterministic)- People with mental illnesses are not responsible for their actions. Releases sympathetic response from others, so they feel that they need help.
2. Relinquishing Responsibility- encouraged to become passive patients, so hand responsibilty of their illness to someone else. resulting in them not feeling responsible for their own recovery.
3. Reductionist- Medical model breaks down a complex issue to a level that is just a combination of biological factors.
McGuffin et al (1996) schizophrenia twin research.
46% concordance in Mz twins compared to 20% in Dz twins out of 109 pairs. Shows depression can be genetic. Mz have same genes and higher rate.
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