Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the
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Even after these confessions his mother still removed him from the ward against the advice of many trained medical professionals. These episodes of truly disturbed physiological problems continued for several years and he was even diagnosed with schizophrenia. But Richards condition never got better since his parents refused to allow him to be treated for his obvious problems. His family was still fully supporting by the age of twenty-five but still went on welfare to cheat the system so he did not
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What is the likely role of genetic transmission in schizophrenia? Schizophrenia has been defined as a “significant loss of contact with reality‚ often referred to as psychosis” (Butcher‚ Mineka‚ Hooley & Carson 2004 p.458). Although schizophrenia is termed as one illness‚ it is more likely that it is a combination of disorders with “a variety of etiologies‚ courses and outcomes’ (American Psychiatric Association 1997 p.49). The symptoms of the illness include hearing voices and a conviction that
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Biology 121 lab 1 report Physical activity and heart rate Name : WEIYI CHEN Partners: COURTNEY JUANES SHEENA Data of experiment: 2014-‐8-‐29
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Outline and evaluate one or more biological explanations of schizophrenia. In your evaluation you should refer to research evidence. 24 marks According to the genetic hypothesis‚ the more closely related the family member to the schizophrenic the greater their chance of developing the disorder. Evidence from twin‚ family and adoption studies has tended to indicate schizophrenia to have a genetic component although a major problem is separating out environmental influences. Recently gene mapping
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Outline and evaluate the biological approach to psychopathology The biological approach to psychopathology suggests that abnormal behaviour is caused or related to physical changes in the body. The biological approach suggest that the four following things cause physical disorders (abnormality) ; genes‚ biochemistry‚ neuroanatomy and viral infection. Psychologists have investigated the role in which gene’s play in abnormal behaviour. To do this the majority of psychologists use twins. It has been
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CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY Science City of Munoz‚ Nueva Ecija INTEGRATED APPROACH In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Teaching English as Second Language LL 720 By: Christian R. Faner (M.A.L.L.) Soriano‚ Ramil Jayson L (M.A. English) To: Sir. Mark Anthony G. Moyano‚ Ph. D. CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CITY OF MUNO‚ NUEVA ECIJA INTEGRATED APPROACH PREPARED BY: MR. FANER & MR. SORIANO An Integrated Approach in teaching refers to a teaching method that allows students to
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia means “the splitting of psychic functions.” It is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling‚ thought‚ perception‚ and behavior. The first symptoms start to appear in young adulthood. “Its symptoms are complex and diverse; they overlap greatly with those of other psychiatric
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1. Biological psychologists are gaining a better understanding of our experiences of sights and sounds‚ meanings and memories‚ pain and passion. Franz Gall invented phrenology‚ a popular theory that claimed that bumps on the skull reveal our mental abilities and our character traits. Although wrong‚ this information revealed that various brain regions have specific functions. 2. A neuron consists of a cell body and branching fibers:The dendrite fibers receive information from sensory
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Schizophrenia and Nursing Interventions Schizophrenia‚ a chronic and immobilizing condition defined as a psychiatric disease affects approximately 1% of the world’s population (Harris‚ Nagy & Vargaaxis‚ 2011). It is known to decrease the standard life expectancy by ten years due to its dire effects on morbidity and mortality‚ ranking it to be among the ‘top ten causes of disability adjusted life years” (Zigmond‚ Rowland & Coyle‚ 2015). The disease presents itself most commonly in young adults‚ and
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