PSYC 3F20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Serotonin Transporter, Gene Expression, Mental Disorder

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Psyc 3f20 abnormal psychology section 1 tuesday, october 4th, 2016. Lecture 4 w/ = with b/w = between w/o = without ppl = people q = question ps = participant ex. , or eg. , = example ie. , = in other words. Interplay of genetic and environmental effects genes need to be activated or expressed to have an impact can be affected by the environment: alleles different variants of genes. Stressor (e. g. , loss of a job and divorce simultaneously) and genetic vulnerability (e. g. , having two short serotonin alleles w/ makes you more sensitive to stressors) more likely to become an alcoholic than a peer w/o this genetic vulnerability. Two ppl can experience same amount of stressful life, but the effect can be different based on genetic vulnerability. Might use alcohol to self-medicate, becomes a habit. Other person is not affected as strongly b/c they have 2 long serotonin transporter alleles don"t become an alcoholic.

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