PSYCH 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neurotransmission, Agonist, Sympathetic Nervous System
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Everything psychological every idea, every mood, every urge is biological at its core. Psychologists working from a biological perspective study the links between biology and behavior. Humans are biopsychosocial systems in which biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact to influence behavior. The biopsychosocial approach is not medical but it integrates the biology of the body with the environment and the mental processes of the mind. Psychologists believe that biology is not the sole determining factor and there is a lot more complexity involved in understanding the brain and the mind. There is a constant debate regarding the brain vs the mind. Understanding of the relationship between the brain and mind has evolved over time. Gall: phrenology revealed mental abilities and character traits- phrenology is the study of the outer structure and what it says about the inside. Gall believed that outer features like certain bumps, grooves and shapes were representative of personality traits.
