Heredity is part of the nature nurture interactionist( nature, nurture, interactionist ) side of the 'N vs. N' debate, and is the genetic environmental external mental( genetic, environmental, external, mental ) transmission of mental and physical characteristics through generations cultures space( generations, cultures, space )

Nativists believe that all characteristics are the result of heredity external factors society hereditory disorders( heredity, external factors, society, hereditory disorders ) and are therefore innate acquired( innate, acquired ). In contrast, empiricists would argue that we are born 'tabula rasa' 'expletus' 'factum est' 'nos es satiata' 'este es el idioma equivocado'( 'tabula rasa', 'expletus', 'factum est', 'nos es satiata', 'este es el idioma equivocado' ) (blank slate) and all characteristics we have are the result of our environment genes brain( environment, genes, brain ).

The diathesis-stress model supports the interactionist nature nurture( interactionist, nature, nurture ) approach, and suggests that mental illnesses are the result of genes and environment genes the environement( genes and environment, genes, the environement ). It indicates that you may have a genetic an environmental( a genetic, an environmental ) vulnerability to a particular illness which is only expressed when coupled with an environmental a genetic( an environmental, a genetic ) trigger. For example, adoptees with schizophrenia often have relatives that are also sufferers (the genetic vulnerability) as well as dysfunctional relationships with their adoptive carers.

Epigenetics is the idea that our genetic activity genetic code( genetic activity, genetic code ) changes throughout our life- without our genetic code genetic activity( genetic code, genetic activity ) changing- as a result of interaction with the environment genes( the environment, genes ). Aspects of our lifestyle, such as smoking and war, leave epigenetic 'marks signatures damage( marks, signatures, damage )' on our DNA. The marks tell our bodies which genes to ignore and which to use, hence being passed on to future offspring. Epigenetics therefore introduces a third element to the N vs. N debate; life experiences of previous present future( previous, present, future ) generations.

Free will: the notion that humans are self-determining socially-determined externally determined( self-determining, socially-determined, externally determined ) and the environment and their biology has no control full control( no control, full control ) over their behaviour.

Determinism: the notion that humans' behaviour is controlled by the environment their will( the environment, their will ) and biology. self-determined beliefs( biology., self-determined beliefs )

Hard Soft( Hard, Soft ) determinism: free will is not possible
Soft Hard( Soft, Hard ) determinism: all behaviour has an external or internal cause (determinism), but humans do have some control over their behaviour as well.