http://equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2005-11-01 08:43 am
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Biology

I trust all of you had a pleasant Halloween. Coffee, sodas and candy are near the back next to the roll sheet. Anyone who hasn't turned in a body farm report or the substitute report needs to do so today.

Biological psychology may be looked at as a hybrid of neuroscience and psychology. Practitioners of biological psychology may use their knowledge of the brain, from neurotransmitters to the cerebral cortex to treat their patients. Others may use this knowledge to search for biological causes for common mental illnesses, such as depression and schizophrenia.

Many psychologists focus largely on the mental processes of their patients. Biological psychologists work on the basis that there is an organic basis to mental processes, and that this requires them to understand the way that mental processes are instantiated in the brain. They recognize that treating the organic problem may be accomplished by talking as well as drugs.

In today's lab, I would like you to look at the following list of symptoms and/or incidents and reason out whether the cause of the dysfunction is biological or psychological. So long as your answer is supported with data, I will accept either.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2005-11-01 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
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There is some disagreement about Autism. There often seems to be an organic component to the disorder, but some people also feel that there could be a psychological aspect to the disorder dealing with early socialization patterns.