Health Sciences 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bipolar Disorder, Essential Amino Acid, 23Andme
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Lecture 7: genetic counselling is the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease, multifactorial = genes and environment, genetic counselors. Genetic testing: past, eugenics and family history, traits passed on from generation to generation, able to look at family history and guesstimate risks based on empiric evidence only. Unsure of genetic basis but definite patterns were present. Rate of condition higher than that of what is seen in: additional (non-medical) information gained through family history. May reveal social relationships of the client to his or her population family members. Information about adoption, divorce, separation: extent of the emotional and social impact of a disorder for a family, myths developed by family members (explaining who in the family is at risk and why) Is a critical mechanism for establishing a productive relationship with the patient and client: example: family history of mr.