Biological Explanations for SZ

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Biological Explanations for SZ
  1. GENETIC EXPLANATIONS
    1. Genome scanning - 100s genes implicated. Advances - type 3 dopamine receptor gene (DRD3), type 2A serotonin receptor (HTR2A)
      1. SZ run in families, controlled genetic studies - risk developing SZ inc/s w/ degree of genetic relatedness. Twin studies - conc/ rate higher MZs/DZs. Gottesman (1991) review studies since 1966 - conc/ rate MZs - 50%, DZs (children 1 affected parent) - 17%. Gen/ Pop? - 1%
        1. MZs - not 100%. Other factors (environment)
          1. MZs rare in population - of these 1% expected SZ. Sample sizes small. Cautious drawing conclusions.
            1. Diff/ distinguish MZs + DZs. Rigorous study - Cardno et al (2002), Maudsley Twin Register, strict diagnostic criteria for SZ + accurate zygosity assessment - MZs-26.5%, DZs-0%
              1. Adoption studies
                1. Disentangle genetics / environmental factors - born to SZ parents, brought by ppl w/ no history of D
                  1. Tienari (1991) - Finnish Adoption Study - 155 adopt/d child/ - biological mothers had SZ. Compared to matched group adopted children - no fam/ hist/ SZ. 10% mothers SZ developed SZ, 1% 2nd Group.
                    1. Not complete explanation
              2. BIOCHEMICAL EXPLANATIONS
                1. Dopamine - neurotransmitter, limbic centre of brain.
                  1. Dop/ Hypothesis - SZ - excess dop/ activity at certain synaptic sites caused by:
                    1. Release excess dop/ by presynaptic neurons
                      1. Excess dop/ on receiving neurons = more dop/ binding to receptors = more neurons firing.
                        1. Oversensitivity in dop/ recep/s
                        2. Dop/ neurons - key role in guiding attention. Disturbances = probs w/ perception, attention + thought characteristics of SZs (Comer, 2003). Imbalance = inherited (genetic app/ (DRD3) or environment.
                          1. Antipsychotic drugs (dop/ antagonists e.g. phenothiazines) reduce symptoms. Block activity of dop/ - reduceing stimulation of dop/ system. Effectiveness = dop/ imbalance = sig/ contributory factor.
                            1. Post-Mortems - inc/ dop/ in left amygdala. Seeman (1987) - reviewed studies - inc/ dop/ receptor density, 60-100% / control groups.
                              1. Not all benefit phenothiazines - pos/ symptoms not neg/. Diff/ types SZ - Diff/ causes. Clozapine - oneof most clinically effective - bind dop/ + serotonin receptors. Serotonin imp/.
                                1. Post-Mortem - neuroleptic drugs. Inc/ dop/ = drugs? SZ?
                                  1. Cause + Effect - correlated. dop/ = SZ or SZ = excess dop/, receptors more responsive. May be unknown variable.
                                  2. Interaction - biol/+environment. Diathesis stress model - genetic vulnerability = physiological weakness (dop/ sys/). =process info abnormally. + disrupted fam/ communications
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