Mental Health — A BioPsychoSocial Perspective
The Biological Perspective 1 ...
Genetics and Evolution:
The reality and significance of the innate
Evidence for the innate
- Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen - species-specific behaviors -
breeding of domestic animals
- Individual experience -
phobias
- Child development
Experimental demonstration of the innate
Genetics as the explanation of the "innate" -
cricket
(Bentley and Hoy, The Neurobiology of Cricket Song, Scientific American, May 1974)
Significance of genetic information
Is influence, not determinant
Is both real and productive to think about in all behavioral contexts (including mental health)
To explore in following ...
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