PSYC 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mass Communication, Brca1, Menopause
20 Mar 2018
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Genetic risk: )ncreased likelihood (not certainty) of developing a particular disease owing to a. A risk that you have and your friend doesn(cid:495)t have or vice versa: manifests very differently depending on disease. Rates of incidence/ probability of developing disease. Experiences of genetic risk can be very different depending on. Not only about individual, but family communication within families. Genetic illness through sisters most of the communication happens. Uncertainty around the genetic mutation that disposes you to the disease or not. Relative lack of agency compared to some other forms of health risk smoking, Several layers of uncertainty concern about developing disease concerns about. Identification of risk has implications for children and other family members. Important concepts: genetic & genomic science, role of the media, genetic (predisposition) testing, genetic counseling, the human genome project (hgp) Goal to identify (map) the complete sequence of human dna. Human genome & elsi (ethical, legal, social implications)
