Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sympathetic Nervous System, Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Somatic Nervous System
29 Jan 2017
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Chapter 2 an integrative approach to psychopathology. Examining the specific components of a multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology: biological: Casual factors from the fields of genetics and neuroscience: psychological: Include casual factors from behavioural and cognitive processes. Including learned helplessness, social learning, prepared learning and even unconscious processes: developmental. Most scientists and clinicians believe abnormal behaviour results from multiple influences. As each input becomes part of the whole, it can no longer be considered independent. Perspective on causality is systemic, implies that any particular influence contributing to psychopathology cant be considered out of context. Genes = long molecules of dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) at various locations on chromosomes within the cell nucleus. To some extent, our weight and even our height are affected by nutritional, social and cultural factors. Our genes seldom determine our physical development in any absolute way. Each normal human cell has 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. In each pair, one chromosome comes from father, other mother.
