‘Adaptiveness’ is a key term in evolutionary biology and psychology. A trait or mechanism is considered to be biologically adaptive when it performs the function it was designed for by natural selection (Boorse 1975; Wakefield 1992). For example, a heart which pumps blood is an adaptive mech...
2009. Pica responding to SSRI: an OCD spectrum disorder? World J Biol Psychiatry. 10(4 Pt 3):936–938. (Open in a new window)PubMed (Open in a new window)Web of Science ®(Open in a new window)Google Scholar Biederman J, Herzog DB, Rivinus TM, Harper GP, Ferber RA, ...
Outline the principles that define the biological level of analysis and how they are demonstrated in research. Studies Terms Phineas Gage Bouchard et al Rosenzweig and Bennet Neurotransmitters Hormones Brain Evolutionary Psychology Monozygotic Twins Dizygotic Twins Concordance rate Cerebral Cortex Neuroplasticity...
How does behavioral psychology treat depression? Why is depression not a disease? Give a detailed explanation of how the cognitive and medical/biological approaches treat depression. What kind of disorder is depression? How can depression affect your mental health? What causes severe depression? Identi...
recruit adults aged 18–65 years who meet diagnostic criteria for bipolar I disorder or bipolar II disorder per the Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DIAMOND), but not cyclothymia, BD not otherwise specified, or BD due to another medical ...