PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Control Theory, Dsm-5, Behaviorism
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Almost every break down is caused by environmental factors overcoming a persons--- Biological factors (genes, disordered biochemistry, brain anomalies) . Social biological trigger (onset of a disease, exposure to toxins, etc. ) trigger (traumatic event, major loss, etc. ) cognitions, etc. ) Modern perspective biological accounts: classification systems using objective criteria and definitions gave credence to biological factors as a cause of abnormality, the connection of syphilis to general paresis, emil kraplein. Disorder as a result of damage to the structural integrity of the brain (e. g. , brain trauma as a result of a car accident : biochemical theories. The neurotransmitters (chemicals) that impact the cognition functions. Problems or imbalances with neurotransmitters (the brains chemical messengers) or of the endocrine (hormonal) system: genetic theories. A certain genes within a person that will make them manifest differently when compared to another person. Some genes can get triggered by a certain event or situation.
