The Approaches to Psychopathology section of the specification is focussed on what the 4 different approaches would identify as the cause of an abnormality and then how the approaches would treat abnormality
- The Biological Approach - Physical
Below is the Biological Approach handout used in class followed by...
...the powerpoint presentation that you need to follow in order to complete it
Link to disorders - To link the biological approach to disorders you need to find a biological link. Depression is associated with low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin and Schizophrenia is linked with enlarged ventricles in the brain. If you want to discuss genetics then you must be aware of what a concordance rate is - the rates for SZ are as follows Stranger = 1%, MZ twins = 48%, DZ twins = 17%
Below is the Biological Treatment handout used in class followed by...
...the powerpoint presentation that you need to follow in order to complete it
...the powerpoint presentation that you need to follow in order to complete it
