Biological explanation of Sz AO3

RTS genetic theory: Tierney studied 155 adopted children who had biological mothers with schizophrenia and found that they had a concordance rate of 10% compared to 1% in adopted children without schizophrenic parents. Therefore, the closer the genetic link to somebody with schizophrenia, the higher the chance of developing schizophrenia. ​

Genetic theory = determinist: Theory states that an individual is controlled by internal factors such as genetics that will inevitably cause Sz. This neglects the role of free will & choice individuals have over their behaviour, leaving them feeling as if they have no control over their Sz. Therefore, limiting…