Describe and evaluate the biological model of mental disorders
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- the biological model assumes that mental states, emotions, and behaviors arise largely from physical processes
- a genetic approach to mental disorder focuses on heritability and molecular genetics
- the biological model is important for understanding many component of major mental disorders, but it cannot explain all aspects of the disorders
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a. programmed learning. c. motor learning. b. operant learning. d. conceptual learning.
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a) normal range b) below average range c) above average range d) gifted range
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