PSYB32H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2
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A set of assumptions, a general perspective, that defines how to conceptualize and study a subject, how to gather and interpret the data, even how to think of a particular subject. Scientists work within different paradigms, which influence the way they approach topics, how they collect data, how they conduct experiments, and how they interpret data. Is a continuation of the somatogenic point of view. It holds that mental illness is caused by dysfunctional biological processes. The biological paradigm was the dominant one for the majority of time psychopathology was studied. Most dominant between the late 1800s to mid 1900s. Behaviour genetics: the study of individual differences in behaviour that are attributed, in part, to differences in genetic makeup. When a sperm and an egg come together, they form a zygote with 46 chromosomes, each with thousands of genes. Genotype is the total genetic makeup of an individual (unobservable), whereas phenotype is the observable characteristics of an individual.
