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Biological explanations for schizophrenia

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A group of clinical psychologists are debating the origins of schizophrenia. Dr. Aris argues that schizophrenia is purely a result of physical brain abnormalities and genetic inheritance. In contrast, Dr. Chen suggests that the disorder is best explained by dysfunctional thought processing and attentional deficits.

Discuss the biological explanation(s) of schizophrenia. In your answer, you should refer to Dr. Aris and Dr. Chen's debate to compare biological and cognitive explanations of schizophrenia.

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Biological explanations for schizophrenia Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Biological explanations for schizophrenia with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 17 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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