PSYC 2300H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Genetic Predisposition, Autonomic Nervous System, Neurochemistry
15 Feb 2018
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Advantages: contributes to understanding of causes, generates specific hypotheses for research. Limitations: provides an incomplete explanation, overlooks factors outside of the paradigm, biases collection and interpretation of data. Disorders arise from complex interactions of multiple factors. Contribution of different factors varies for each person: no single paradigm is sufficient, need to look at factors from all 3 domains. The same disorder in each person can be attributed to various factors (bio, psycho, social) Anxiety could be caused predominately by genetics in one person and predominately by social factors in another person. Also variability within a person over time. More than half the people who receive a diagnosis receive more than 2. Biological: genetic predisposition, brain structure, neurochemistry, hormones, autonomic nervous system. Social: traumatic experiences, relationship conflict, family dysfunction, poverty, sociocultural standards. Psychological: personality, unconscious processes, schemas, beliefs, biases, coping strategies, emotional-social skills. It does not guide, recommend or restrict which feature should be evaluated in any domain.
