Monoamine Oxidase

Question 1

What biological factor works with childhood adversity

Answer 1

Monoamine Oxidase

Question 2

What is Monoamine oxidase

Answer 2

MOA is an enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin

Question 3

Study that measure MOA

Answer 3

Nilson et al (2006)

Question 4

Nilson et al (2006)

Answer 4

Measure MOA from individuals blood levels who had committed offences and were at risk of violent and sexual offenses. the low activity of MOA increased transmitters causing sexual behavior. MOA had to be considered with psychosocial factors as effect not found when excluding environmental factors

Question 5

Good thing about Nilson et al (2006)

Answer 5

Showed the interaction between environment and biological factors

Question 6

Specific effect of childhood maltreatment on MOA levels study

Answer 6

Caspi et al, 2002

Question 7

Caspi et al 2002

Answer 7

sample of 500 children, the ones who had experienced childhood abuse had lower MOA compared to those who had not experienced childhood abuse.

Question 8

Difficult about gene studies

Answer 8

Difficult to single out a single gene as there are so many genetic effects and genes can play more than one role when they interact with the environment

Question 9

Limitation of Nilson et al 2006

Answer 9

Based on self-reports which can be ambigous and were only at risk, had not committed.