CC210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Filicide, David Buss, Paul Snider
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Mom abuse drugs + alcohol while pregnant. She dropped him off at daycare, never came back. Kills 2 people + meets biological father in prison. Beh. genetics: field of study concerned w/understanding the influence of genetics on the expression of characteristics + behaviours w/i a pop. Produce tendencies/dispositions to respond to the environments in one way rather than in another. Polygenic: trait/characteristics that is under the influence of multiple genes. Dizygotic twins: 2 eggs independently fertilized by diff. sperm. What about the other %? (what factors affect the rest?) Gene-environment interactions refer to chart/slide 10, interaction b/w body chemistry (ex. Diathesis-stress model: diathesis: genetic vulnerability or predisposition to develop a psychopathological condition, diathesis is something we all have, a predisposition, but it"s not enough to cause a mental illness; you are able to cope w/ Examples, jealousy, anger, low self-esteem, no support system: examples of stress, starting a new job, $ These 2 things can cause a mental illness.
