Bio Approach

Question 1

Main assumptions

Answer 1

Bio affects behaviour, behaviour is innate
Neurochem and neuro psychology affects behaviour
We have evolved our behaviour

Question 2

Treatments

Answer 2

Lobotomies- removing brain areas to treat
ECT electric shocks to rest the brain
Drugs anti depressants and psychotics

Question 3

Theories - gene

Answer 3

Genotype and phenotype-
Genotype- dominant B or recessive bb
Phenotypehow the genetics present themselves e.g Bb

Question 4

Theories - evolution

Answer 4

Humans adapted traits that help survive
These humans reproduce passing on them traits

Question 5

Theories- localisation

Answer 5

Broca’s and wqernickes
Dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin

Question 6

PEELs

Answer 6

Pscientific
E maguire
E objective
L not completely causation, extran variables
P ignores environment
E twin studies 48 mz 17 dz
E these rely on ability to separate the environment from bio, MZ twins grow up in same environment more than DZ
L likely to be more interaction of bio and environment
P treatments support it
E SSRI 50-80 effective
E low serotonin cause of OCD so bio good in explanation for treatments
L treatments aren’t 100 effective so bio not the only psych approach