This essay will consider the evidence for and against this statement, with evidence from the module books and Multimedia map to support or refute the statement. Four mental health conditions Depression, Anxiety, Dementia and Addiction will be considered from this biological approach alongside evidence for other viewpoints. Evidence to support or refute this statement will be collected and then in the concluding paragraph all the arguments and evidence will be summed up.
Depression is mainly characterised by low mood, with the causes being seen from a biopsychosocial perspective with the causes being from a “multiplicity of neurobiological, psychological and social factors” (Datta, 2010a). One biological explanation is that depressed people …show more content…
The treatment for depression can be in the form of anti-depressant medication (ADM) Increasing serotonin can be helpful via ADM but there can be side effects as it is difficult to target a specific area alone (Toates), 2010). The Open University (2016) states that ADM need to be cost …show more content…
The pressures of modern day life can be an influence for anxiety disorders as our brains remain biologically as they were in our ancestor’s time there is mismatch between the environment we have evolved from and the environment we currently live in Datta (2010). A study by Nitschke et al (2009) cited in Datta (2010), suggested that people with (G.A.D) may have an overactive amygdala, the activity within the amygdala of patients with G.A.D and a group without was studied. This study concluded that the patients with G.A.D became abnormally anxious, even when what was being shown to them was not unpleasant. Currently it is not known why some people have an overactive amygdala. Evidence suggests that chronic stressors within adult life and childhood alongside genetic factors which can also play a part (Datta210). As in depression Anxiety disorders are often treated with medication, often they are only prescribed for short term usage and don’t treat the root of the difficulties “they merely mask symptoms” (McLannahan, 2010). Many people who suffer with depression and anxiety develop addictions or is it the other way around? The next two paragraphs will discuss Dementia and
Depression is mainly characterised by low mood, with the causes being seen from a biopsychosocial perspective with the causes being from a “multiplicity of neurobiological, psychological and social factors” (Datta, 2010a). One biological explanation is that depressed people …show more content…
The treatment for depression can be in the form of anti-depressant medication (ADM) Increasing serotonin can be helpful via ADM but there can be side effects as it is difficult to target a specific area alone (Toates), 2010). The Open University (2016) states that ADM need to be cost …show more content…
The pressures of modern day life can be an influence for anxiety disorders as our brains remain biologically as they were in our ancestor’s time there is mismatch between the environment we have evolved from and the environment we currently live in Datta (2010). A study by Nitschke et al (2009) cited in Datta (2010), suggested that people with (G.A.D) may have an overactive amygdala, the activity within the amygdala of patients with G.A.D and a group without was studied. This study concluded that the patients with G.A.D became abnormally anxious, even when what was being shown to them was not unpleasant. Currently it is not known why some people have an overactive amygdala. Evidence suggests that chronic stressors within adult life and childhood alongside genetic factors which can also play a part (Datta210). As in depression Anxiety disorders are often treated with medication, often they are only prescribed for short term usage and don’t treat the root of the difficulties “they merely mask symptoms” (McLannahan, 2010). Many people who suffer with depression and anxiety develop addictions or is it the other way around? The next two paragraphs will discuss Dementia and