PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mental Disorder
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The role of paradigms: paradigm, the conceptual framework or approach within which the scientist works. Set of basic assumptions that outline the particular universe of scientific inquiry. Inject inevitable biases into the definition and collection of data. The biological paradigm: the biological paradigm of abnormal behavior is a continuation of the somatogenetic hypothesis; mental disorders are caused by aberrant biological processes. Study on individual differences in behavior that are attributable in part to differences in genetic makeup. Pedigree method; using family linkages to analyze behavioral genetics; family method. Twin methods; mz and dz twins compared to each other and other siblings. The extent to which a predisposition for a mental disorder can be inherited, is called concordance.
