General biological explanation evaluation

Question 1

Simply evaluate the biological explanations of schizophrenia

Answer 1

Reductionist
Deterministic (good and bad)
An interactionist approach might be more appropriate

Question 2

Explain why the biological explanations are reductionist

Answer 2

They reduce schizophrenia down to a simple cause - a gene. Where in realisty schizophrenia is likely to be caused by an interaction between nature and nurture meaning the explanation is too simplistic

Question 3

Explain why the biological explanations are deterministic - and explain both sides

Answer 3

They are deterministic as they say we are determined by genes/a neurotransmitter/parts of our brain which means we have no free will
However this is a strength as it means we can attempt to predict behaviour

Question 4

Explain why an interactionist approach might be more appropriate

Answer 4

An interactionist approach might fully explain such a complex condition
-the diathesis-stress model says that a person might be biologically predisposed to develop the disorder, but environmental factors are required to trigger off this predisposition