biological model
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BIOLOGICAL MODEL OF ABNORMALITY
PAPER - III
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The Biological Model
• Typically focus on the brain.
• Psychological abnormality is an illness brought about by malfunctioning parts of the organism.
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Brain anatomy • The brain is composed of 100 billion nerve
cells (called neurons) and thousands of billions of support cells (called glia)
• Clinical researchers have discovered connections between certain psychological disorders and problems in specific brain areas
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Example: brain abnormality• Enlarged ventricles
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Brain chemistry
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– Mental disorders are sometimes related to abnormal chemical activity in the endocrine system.
– Abnormal secretions have been linked to psychological disorders• Example: cortisol
release is related to anxiety and mood disorders
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GeneticsStudies suggestthat inheritanceplays a part in
• mood disorders,
• schizophrenia,
• Alzheimer’s disease,
• other mental disorders.
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EVOLUTION • Evolutionary theorists argue that we can
best understand abnormality by examining the millions of years of human evolution
• This model has been criticized and remains controversial, yet it receives considerable attention.
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Viral infections• Another possible source
of abnormal brain structure or biochemical dysfunction is viral infection
• Example: schizophrenia and prenatal viral exposure, anxiety and mood disorders
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Biological Treatments
• Three types of biological treatment:– Drug therapy– Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)– Psychosurgery
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Drug therapy– 1950s = advent of psychotropic
medications• Greatly changed the outlook for a
number of mental disorders– Four major drug groups:
• Antianxiety drugs (anxiolytics; tranquilizers)
• Antidepressant drugs• Antibipolar drugs (mood
stabilizers)• Antipsychotic drugs
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
– Used for depression when drugs and other therapies have failed• In 60% of cases,
ECT can lift symptoms within a few weeks
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Psychosurgery (or neurosurgery)
• Considered experimental and used only in extreme cases
• Biological practitioners attempt to pinpoint the physical source of dysfunction to determine the course of treatment
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Assessing the Biological Model
Strengths:– Enjoys considerable
respect in the field– Constantly produces
valuable new information
– Brings great relief– Fruitful
• Creates new therapies
• Suggests new avenues of research
Weaknesses:– Can limit, rather than
enhance, our understanding• Too simplistic
– Evidence is incomplete or inconclusive
– Treatments produce significant undesirable (negative) effects
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References• Bennett, Paul (2003). Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Open
University Press. ISBN 978-0-335-21236-1.
• Hansell, James; Lisa Damour (2005). Abnormal Psychology. Von Hoffman Press. ISBN 0-471-38982-X.
• Barlow, David H.; Vincent Mark Durand (2004). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-63362-5.
• Zvolensky, M. J.; Kotov, R.; Antipova, A. V.; Schmidt, N. B. (2005). "Diathesis stress model for panic-related distress: A test in a Russian epidemiological sample". Behaviour Research and Therapy 43 (4): 521–532. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2004.09.001. PMID 15701361
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