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Biological Approach Flashcards

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What is the Biological Approach?

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Behaviour rooted in the biology and physiology of the body

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What is physiology?

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Study of the body of & it’s parts of & how they function

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Name the 3 main assumptions in the Biological Approach

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Genetics: genes (& evolution) influence our behaviour
Biological structure: CNS is (brain+spinal chord)
Biochemistry: neurotransmitters & hormones - related to behaviour

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GENETICS: influence of genes on our behaviour

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GENETICS: influence of genes on our behaviour

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Explain genotype

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Genetic make up of an individual - genetic code of a person’s DNA

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Explain phenotype

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Product of genotype interacting with the environment

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Explain heredity

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Passing of characteristics from one generation to the next through genes

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When it comes to twins, explain the concordance rate

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Likelihood behaviour of MZ twins (identical) and DZ twins (not identically)

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If one twin has depression and theres a high concordance rate between twins, what does that mean?

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Higher chance of the other twin also having depression

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Name problems with using twin studies

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  • look the same = treated the same?
  • twins may be unlike twin populations
  • shared environment = similarities influenced by genes of the environment
  • rewarded for acting same way by parents
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GENETICS: evolution & behaviour

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GENETICS: evolution & behaviour

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Some people have a mu….

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mutation in genetic make up - which results in particular characteristics

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This mutation can either…

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Reduce chance of survival - gene is unlikely to be passed on

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or…

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Increase ‘fitness’ - gene will be passed on when reproduction occurs

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Therefore mutation is…

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adaptive

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What is the warrior gene?

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Lower levels of serotonin in men so stimuli triggers person more

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What are the problems with evolution?

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  • Genetic determinism - genes are the only thing involved
  • Doesn’t explain why some cultural things are passed on that are not adaptive e.g abortion, homosexuality
  • Unfalsifiable - cannot be shown to be wrong - already happened
  • Reductionist - simplist explanation - only genetics
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BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE: what is it?

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BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE: what is it?

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Nervous system is made up of two parts which is?

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Central and Peripheral nervous system

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CNS?

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Brain & spinal chord

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PNS

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Somantic & automatic nervous system

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What is the nervous system’s job?

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Carries messages from one part of the body to the other

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How does the nervous system do this?

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By neurons

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Neurons transmit nerve impulses in the form of….

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Electrical signals

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BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE: brain diagram

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BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE: brain diagram

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What is the frontal lobe?

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Involved with functions such as speech, thought and & learning

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What is the temperal lobe?

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Involved with hearing and memory

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Parietal lobe

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Process sensory information such as touch, temperature & brain

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Occipital lobe

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Process visual information

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Cerebellum

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Controls balance, posture and & the motor movements

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What is the brain stem?

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Connects to the spinal chord - involved with survival functions e.g breathing, heartbeat

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What happened with Phineas Gage?

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  • 1848: damaged frontal lobe after explosion at work
  • Iron bar went straight through his head
  • Subsequent behaviour changed - less organised, more impulsive, increased aggression, having seizures
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BIOCHEMISTRY: neuron

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BIOCHEMISTRY: neuron

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Dendrite…

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Receives signal from other neurons

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Cell body…

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Life and force of the cell - holds important info

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Myeh Sheath…

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Protects axon and speeds up signals

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Axon terminal…

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Sends signals from other neurons

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BIOCHEMISTRY: neurotransmitters

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BIOCHEMISTRY: neurotransmitters

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Describe the first step of neurotransmitters

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Signal travels down axon of presynaptic neuron & triggers the axon of neurotransmitters

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Next…

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Neurotransmitter binds to the receptors to pass on a signal

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Lastly….

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The neurotransmitter goes back into the synoptic & is taken back up by the presynaptic neuron

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BIOCHEMISTRY: Hormones

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BIOCHEMISTRY: Hormones

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What does the pituitary gland do?

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  • puberty: LH & FSH hormone
  • oxytocin (love hormone)
  • ACTH hormone: prepares you for fight or flight
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Pineal gland

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Monitoring circadian rhythm e.g sleep cycle - by melatonin

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Thyroid gland

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  • Thyroxine hormone

- Triiodothyronine - metabolism, brain development, bone maintenance

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Thymus

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  • makes white blood cells

- thymulin - fights diseases & boosts immune system

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Adrenal gland

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  • Adrenaline - fight or flight

- Cortorsol - long term stress

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Pancreas

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  • insulin - breakdown of sugars in the body
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Ovaries and (women)

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Produce oestrogen & progesterone - menstration, reproduction & puberty

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Testosterone (men)

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  • produces male characteristics - puberty and reproduction

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