In a class lecture, Professor Hampton emphasized the extent to which abnormal body chemistry can contribute to psychological disorders. The professors lecture highlighted a ..... perspective on psychological disorders.

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In a class lecture, Professor Hampton emphasized the extent to which abnormal body chemistry can contribute to psychological disorders. The professor’s lecture highlighted a ____ perspective on psychological disorders.

A	psychodynamic
B	behavior genetics
C	neuroscience
D	cognitive

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The professor’s lecture highlighted a perspective on psychological disorders. In a class lecture, Professor Hampton emphasized the extent to which abnormal blood chemistry can contribute to psychological disorders. The professor’s lecture highlighted a BIOLOGICAL perspective on psychological disorders.

Detailed explanation-2: -The biological perspective views psychological disorders as linked to biological phenomena, such as genetic factors, chemical imbalances, and brain abnormalities; it has gained considerable attention and acceptance in recent decades (Wyatt & Midkiff, 2006).

Detailed explanation-3: -A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or development processes underlying mental functioning.

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