A03

• What is one strength of the biological approach?

  It has real-world application
• How does the biological approach relate to the treatment of clinical depression?

  It promotes antidepressant drugs increasing serotonin
• What neurotransmitter is targeted by antidepressant drugs in the biological approach?

  Serotonin
• What is the effect of antidepressant drugs on depressive symptoms?

  They are associated with reduction of symptoms
• What does the biological approach suggest about managing depression?

  People may live better in the community
• What is a counterpoint to the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs?

  They do not work for everyone
• What did the study by Andrea Cipriani et al. (2018) find about antidepressant drugs?

  There are wide variations in their effectiveness
• What conclusion did Cipriani et al. reach regarding antidepressants?

  Their effects are mainly modest
• How does the biological approach utilize scientific methods?

  It uses precise and objective investigation methods
• What types of scanning techniques does the biological approach use?

  fMRIs and EEGs
• What advantage do advances in technology provide to the biological approach?

  Accurate measurement of physiological processes
• How does the biological approach view human behavior?

  As governed by internal, genetic causes
• What is a limitation of the biological approach regarding human behavior?

  It is determinist and overlooks environmental influences
• What does the expression of an individual's genotype depend on?

  Environmental influences
• Why is the argument for a 'crime gene' problematic?

  It oversimplifies complex human behavior
• What does the biological approach often ignore?

  The mediating effects of the environment