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level: Mental health model

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level questions: Mental health model

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Applications for the biological treatmentAntidepressants that can restore imbalances in neurotransmitters
The biochemical explanation of mental health modelDepression ic caused by a deficiency in these neurotransmitters. stressful events can lead to less seratonin. seratonin regulates and leads to a reduction in noradrenaline and dopamine research suggested this was over simplistic and said they is an imbalance in several neurotransmitters
Seratoninmood , well being, memory
noradrenalineheart rate , concentration , attention
Dopaminemotivation , pleasure , reward
What is genetic vulnerabilitygenes aren't always transferred onto the next generaltion
seratonin transporter gene hSERTthe short form gene leads ineficient seratonin so less resilient to stress and more vunerable to depression
Brain abnormality as an explanation for mental healthsmaller hippocampus trend in depressed people hippocampus is associated with emotions and memories and increased activity the frontal cortex also associated with emotions
Evaluation of the biochemical explanation for mental healthstrengths - useful - identifiying a imbalance drug therapies can be devised - supports nature - scientific methods can be used weaknesses - reductionist - ignores role of genetics , upbringing and cognition deterministic - does the imbalance cause depression or is it the effect
evaluation of the genetic explanationstrengths - useful - by identifying a genetic link you can identify genetic counselling - nature - face validity as genetics are what humans are made of weak
Gottesman key research sample2.7 million Danish people from why Danish psychiatric centre
Gottesman key research proceduretwo experimental groups - couples who had both been admitted with schizoprenia and bipolar disorder or couple with one parent been admitted control group was the general public
Results for Gottesman key researchResults showed couples with both parents with a psychotic disorder were more likely to have a diagnosis them selves so increases the risk of developing a disorder
Evaluation of the brain abnormaliltiy explanationuseful - brain surgery and treatments or therapies as brain plasticity reductionist - ignores roles of genetics and upbringing but more holistic than over explanations deterministic - does the abnormality cause depression or the effect of depression
Gottesman evaluationValidity - secondary data , poppulation validity but high v as only recorded people with a diagnosis sample - ethnocentric so pop v but large sample size so more generalisable useful - understanding how they can passed you can educate parents to have genetic counselling
Applications for the biological treatmentAntidepressants that can restore imbalances in neurotransmitters