PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Ovarian Cyst, Action Potential
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Chapter 2: current paradigms and the role of cultural factors. Paradigm: conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works, basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. Biological paradigm: continuation of the somatogenic hypothesis, holds that mental disorders are caused by aberrant biological processes has been referred to as the medical model or disease model. Removal of the ovarian cyst or the entire ovaries was treatment for melancholia, mania, and delusions (woman who thought her husband was trying to poison her) A human being has 46 chromosomes, each being made up of thousands of genes- the carriers of the genetic information (dna) passed from parents to child. Behaviour genetics: study of individual differences in behaviour that are attributable in part to differences in genetic makeup. Genotype: unobservable genetic constitution, fixed at birth, features of development, switch on & off. Phenotype: observable behavioural characteristics (level of anxiety), changes over time.