BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS Flashcards

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GENETICS

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  • schizophrenia does run in families

GOTTESMAN ET AL

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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
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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

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