PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Endogenous Retrovirus, Grey Matter, Analgesic

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

1/100 if no one in the biological family has schizophrenia. 108 diferent places on the geno that is linked with schizophrenia. Dna: chunks of dna are missing, some have extra chunks of dna. Herv- w: large amount of people has it (virus) and we transmit it through generaion: based on the immune system we can end with schizophrenia (40% have it) or depression. Out of people who don"t have schizophrenia 4% have herv-w. Fathers age: over 25% cases of schizophrenia are linked with dads ages. Father"s age from 29-32 is 12-15%, more chances of developing schizophrenia. Birth complicaions: both gender but more for males. Low birth rates: both gender but more for males. Analgesic: over the counter pain killers taken by the mother, 5 imes more of a chance the child will get schizophrenia. Maternal viruses: herpes (5x) inluenza (2nd trimester of pregnancy 2x more likely, 1st trimester of pregnancy 7x more likely) Head injury before the age of 10.