CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Wayne Gretzky, Trisomy, Cognitive Development
7 Dec 2016
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Lecture notes: biopsychosocial approaches & developmental theories. Biopsychosocial = biology + phycology + social. The biological part is largely explained through genetics. We"ll start by focusing on the genetics. Then we"ll work in the psychology and the social parts: biopsychosocial perspectives. Genes restrict development to a small range of outcomes. Walking within in the first year is not necessarily true. It is not the time but the development process: biopsychosocial perspectives. E. g. , trisomy 21 (down syndrome) where you have three chromosomes in the 21st pair: biopsychosocial perspectives. Genes set boundaries for range of phenotypes based on environment. E. g. , trisomy 21: pictorial example of range of reaction. Range of reaction is important because genetics are not destiny. You may get a diagnosis, and then your environment can allow you to complete stuff that you may have been told you cannot. You do not want to shut down their possibilities, because you can help create new aids: biopsychosocial perspectives.
