Biological approach of disorder

Biological approach of disorder

Schizophrenia

Positive symptons:

• Halluncinations (hearing voices)
• Delusions (feel persecuted by others)

Negative symptons:

• Inactivity
• Lack of emotional or behavioural responsiveness

Patients can show a mix of positive and negative symptons

Depression

• Depressed mood
• Disrupted sleeping pattern, Apathy

Explanations for abnormality:

• Traumatic experience
• Inherit genetically
• Chemical inbalance (Brain)
• Structures
• Environment

Three Assumptions in relation to biological…