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Biological Etiology of Schizophrenia: Dopamine Hypothesis, Genetics, and Brain Structure
Examine evidence for the dopamine hypothesis, enlarged ventricles, glutamate dysfunction, and polygenic inheritance in schizophrenia.
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Mood Disorders and the Schizophrenia Spectrum
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Analyze the clinical features, biological and cognitive causes, and psychological mechanisms of depressive, bipolar, and psychotic disorders.
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SS.912.P.17.8Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe symptoms and causes of major categories of psychological disorders (i.e., schizophrenic, mood, anxiety, personality disorders).
SS.912.P.17.9Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeEvaluate how different factors influence an individual’s experience of psychological disorders.