Unlearn paper 3 first one Flashcards
Outline what is meant by nature?
The nature side of the debates believes that the way we think and behave is influenced by genetic inhertencie and biological factors and oppposes the nature side which believes we are born as a blank slates that filled in through experience
One limitation of the nature debate>
One problem is that it is reductionist to accept only the nature side of the debate it tries to explain complex behaviour by focusing on only one influencing factor which reduces the validity of the debate
Outline and evaluate a biological explanation for Gender Identity?
Brain sex theory differences between male and female brains suggest that transexual Brians may not maybe their genetic sex. Focus on BSTc located in the thalamus.
Eval
Brain sex theory differences in BSTc do not develop until adulthood but transexuk report gender dysphoria earlier
Explain why you think the researchers chose to use two of each model in the experiment?
The experimenter used two model for each gender to reduce the impact of confounding variables such as attractiveness from influencing which piece of fruit the children chose, For example if one model was berry attrtibve the children may image them because they identify with them and not because of their gender
Drug therapy A01
Typical antipsychotic drugs block dopamine receptors at the synapse examples include chlorpromazine helps to reduce positive symptoms calming effect on patient. And atypical antipsychotic drugs such as risperidone block dopamine receptors as well as acting on serotonin helps to improve negative symptoms
Faily therapy A01
Aims to reduce negative attitudes and increase tolerance levels improve positive and reduce negative combination. Decrease feelings of guilt and responiublity for cause the illness among family members
Drug therapy
All drugs have side effects that can be server and cause pattens to stop taking medication issues with informed consent for severely affect paints
May not be treating the cause of the sum,ptoms but meaerky c=suppressung them
Postive uimpcay in familky memnvers
Patients avoid stigmatisation from public as easier to hide
Enchanted quality of life
Failing therapy eval
Family may be reluctant to be open and share sensitive information
Ethical implication could lead to further difficulties and tension within a family
Could be useful patients who lack insight into their illness
Can help patient avoid instituatiliation
define what is cognitive priming
Cognitive priming refers to preparing you to the effects of media images on previously learnt behaviours or cognitive schema activating the memories and making aggression more likely - violent computer games make you more likely to do this