PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Medulla Oblongata, Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe
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Chapter 2: current paradigms and the role of cultural factors. A paradigm is a set of basic assumptions, a general perspective, that defines how to conceptualize and study a subject and how to gather and interpret relevant data. The notion of paradigm; the conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works. A paradigm is a set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. Paradigms specify what problems scientists will investigate and how they will go about the investigation. All medical illnesses vary widely in their causes but all share one characteristic; in all of them, some biological process is disrupted or not functioning normally. Was the dominant paradigm from the late 1800s until the middle of the 20th century. Assume that answers to questions of psychopathology can be found within the body. Genes: the carriers of the genetic info (dna) passed from parents to child.
