biological

• Assumptions everything psychological is first

  • biological
  • neurochemistry
  • neural correlates
  • nervous systems
  • inheritability
  • genotype
  • phenotype
  • concordance rates
  • adoption studies
  • monozygotic and dizygotic twins
  • nature nurture
• PKU + unrestrictive diet

  Unhealthy
• PKU + restrictive diet


  Healthy
• Biological approach


  Has developed our understanding of the biological processes in our behaviour and has led to the development of drug treatments
• The biological approach has real world application for mental health conditions (antipsychotics, SSRIS)
• The biological approach has application in psychology and the economy
• The biological approach is the most scientific approach (Fmrls, twin studies)
• The biological approach can be replicated, which is a feature of a science
• The biological approach is biologically reductionist (ignores cognitive/psychosocial factors)
• The biological approach is biologically deterministic
• The biological approach has implications for the criminal justice system (free will, makes causal conclusions and can't identify cause and effect)