weaknesses

• reductionist


  -reduce complex causes to biological factors

  -too simplistic > likely to be other causes of OCD
• deterministic


  -theory argues the cause is biological

  -removes responsibility and takes the control away from individual

  -make patients feel powerless

  -implies if have COMT/SERT gene and overactive neuroanatomy you WILL experience OCD

  -removes freewill from patient
• responsibility 


  -genetic cause may make parents feel responsible for passing on faulty genes