PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Williams Syndrome, Natural Selection, Behavioral Activation
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Week 5 day 2 wednesday february 5, 2014. Genetic effects: natural selection and functionalism, natural selection. Strong feeling to protect children: evolutionary personality theory. Direct genetic effects: behavioral genomics, the study of how genes affect behavior. Look at how they function together as well as with factors. Problem with obesity: missing or unexplained genes, learning delays. Syndrome of starvation - think that they are starving even though they already ate. Failure of a growth spurt: delayed development, growth hormone is replaced, gets tired easily, depression or mood problems can develop, very emotional, are able to lead independent lives. Genetic effects through temperament: temperament, stable individual differences in emotional reactivity and behaviour level, be determined between days to months after birth. Effects of genetics on behaviour temperament affects behaviour, which affects responses to the child temperamental characteristics of fear and anger -----> neuroticism reduces social support: moody and earitable - people respond negatively to this, high risk of depression.
