BIO - EXPLAINING OCD

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Genetic explanation - focuses on the way that genes or genetic material may create vulnerability to OCD.
Neural explanation - explains how brain activity and structure can influence the onset of OCD.
Diathesis stress model - suggests that psychological disorders arise from the interaction of underlying biological vulnerability (diathesis) and external stressors or the influence of the environment.
Co-morbidity - the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
Serotonin - neurotransmitter that regulates mood, sleep, digestion and other functions.
Neurotransmitter - chemical messengers that allow communication between neurons in the brain and the nervous system.
Neuron - a specialised cell transmitting nerve impulses
Polygenic - having more than one source for a disorder.

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BIO - EXPLAINING OCD

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GENETIC EXPLANATION

NEURAL EXPLANATION

Cards (24)

GENETIC EXPLANATION

NEURAL EXPLANATION

4.6 The Biological Approach to Explaining OCD

4.6.1 Genetic Explanations

4.2 The Behavioural Approach to Explaining Phobias

AP Psychology

4.4 The Cognitive Approach to Explaining Depression

4. Psychopathology

5.1 Origins of Psychology

4.3 Psychology of Social Situations

4.6.2 Neural Explanations

4.3 The Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias

4.4.2 Ellis's ABC Model

4.2.1 The Two-Process Model

4.4.1 Beck's Cognitive Theory

5.3 Explaining and Classifying Psychological Disorders

OCR GCSE Psychology

Unit 2: Cognitive Psychology

Edexcel A-Level Psychology

5.1 Introduction to Health Psychology

Edexcel GCSE Psychology