PSY 3230 Lecture Notes - Etiology, Basal Ganglia, Huntingtin
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Chapter 2: etiology; a multi-dimensional integrative approach to psychopathology. Genetic influences of a psychological disorder cannot be considered out of context because all components of a system affect each other. emotional, social, and cultural environment. be uni-dimensional or multi-dimensional. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. Phobias are learned causes all cases of depression and phobias. factors contribute. What follows is a survey of potential causes of psychological disorders. Basic physical units of heredity that appear as locations of chromosomes. Causal model: an explanation as to why something happens. These are all one (uni) dimensional causal models. Multi-dimensional causal models use a systemic perspective: any specific cause. Context: both biology and behavior of a person as well as their cognitive, In other words, there is no single cause of any psychological disorder, multiple. Several disorders have been linked to chromosomal abnormalities or anomalies. Huntington"s chorea a genetic degenerative brain disease that appears in early.
