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The Biological Approach - Coggle Diagram
The Biological Approach
Assumptions
evolutionary influences
'to evolve means to change with time. Over millions of years the human mind and behaviour changed so that we can adapt to the demands of our environment'
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environment of evolutionary adaptiveness (EEA) - understand the environment in which we evolved our environmental niche
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Neurotransmitters
neurons are cell that work together, found in the brain and nervous systems
send chemical messages, messenger is called neurotransmitter
neurontransmitter released by presynaptic vesicles in 1 and inhabit receptors in another. the ceft is 20nm wide
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Relationship formation
evolutionary (pov)
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men - young, fertile, healthy women
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neurontransmitter (pov)
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dopamine is associated with pleasure seeking, gives us a natural high
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Drug therapy
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anti psychotic drug
too much dopamine in the synapse, blocks receptors from absorbing too much dopamine
anti-depressent drugs
treats mood disorders, opens up the synapse to absorb more seritonin
anti-anixety drug
benzodiozepines treats anxiety disorders, enhances the activity of the bodies natural anxiety retriever this is called GABA
beta blockers are another sort of anxiety reliever that reduce actions of adrenaline and noradrenaline by blocking their effect on the heart
strengths
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quicker, easier,cheaper and less threatening than talk therapy
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Evaluation
strengths
scientific, so can be measured, example neurons, fullfills the aims of scientific research
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has real world applications, we can link it to our early ancestors. example drug therapy, allows for it to be used in the real world
weakness
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only looks at biology, example looks at their makeup not how they actually think or feel
individual differences, nomothetic approach makes generalisations about people and finds imularities
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Compare and contrast
nature/nurture
difference as biological is nature, behaviour is nurture
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