Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Excitatory Synapse, Biopsychosocial Model, Butyric Acid

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Nb for a study guide to this section of chapter 1, see the course website. Emphasis on biomedical approach in the general culture, media. Focuses on the biology of the brain. Focus is on abnormalities in the brain; psychological disorders ultimately have to do with some kind of disease or problem that is going on in the brain. Ultimate solution is biological intervention - drugs, surgery, etc. Focuses more on the mine (the way people think, their cognitions, schemas, feelings, relationships, etc) Focuses on the culture and broader things going on in the culture that attributes to psychological disorders. Biopsychosocial perspective (taking all factors into account) Taking this kind of approach, the assumption is that no one explanation is enough for understanding these psychological disorders because there are a lot of different factors that contribute to the development to these disorders. Making the assumption that these abnormalities are biological abnormalities in the brain.