BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS Flashcards
1
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GENETICS
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- schizophrenia does run in families
GOTTESMAN ET AL
2
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DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS
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- The original dopamine hypothesis stated that schizophrenia suffered from an excessive amount of dopamine.
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HYPERDOPAMINERGIA
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- high dopamine level in brain subcortex. Excess dopamine in Broca’s area is asscoiated with speech poverty and auditory hallucinations
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HYPODOPAMINERGIA
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- new model; low dopamine level in brain cortex.
GOLDMAN-RAKIC ET AL
- low dopamine level in prefrontal cortex
- negative symptoms
5
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Evidence for genetic susceptibility
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- Gottesman table
TIENARI ET AL
- adopted children with history of SZ are at risk of developing