An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology Flashcards
Define Multidimensional integrative approach
Psychological disorders are always the products of multiple interacting causal factors
What is a gene?
Molecules of DNA at various locations on chromosomes, within the cell nucleus
What is a ‘dominant gene’?
One of a pair of genes that strongly influences a particular trait
What is a ‘recessive gene’?
Must be paired with another (recessive) gene to determine a trait, otherwise it wont have any effect
What is the ‘Diathesis-stress model’?
An inherited tendency and specific stressful conditions are required to produce a disorder
Define Vulnerability
Susceptibility or tendency to develop a disorder
What is the ‘reciprocal gene-environment model’?
People with genetic predisposition for a disorder may also have a genetic tendency to create environmental risk factors that promote the disorder
Define neuroscience
Study of the nervous system and it’s role in behavior, thoughts, and emotions
What are the two nervous systems the human body is made up of?
- The Central Nervous System
2. The Peripheral Nervous System
What does the Central nervous system consist of?
- The Brain
- The Spinal Cord
What does the Peripheral Nervous System consist of?
- The Somatic Nervous System
- The Autonomic Nervous System
What are neurons?
Individual nerve cells responsible for transmitting information
What are the two branches on a neuron’s cell body?
- Dendrite
- Axon
Define a Dendrite
Dendrites have numerous receptors that receive messages in the form of chemical impulses from other nerves
Define an Axon
Axon’s transmit these chemical impulses to other neurons