Authors:Lisabeth F. Dilalla, Irving I. Gottesman,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: behavior, psychopathology, decade, personality, perspectives, genetics, principles, development
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2004-02
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1591470838
ISBN-13: 9781591470830

Behavior Genetics Principles: Perspectives in Development, Personality, and Psychopathology presents work that addresses both historical and novel approaches to the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Contributors to this volume use behavior genetics as a means for understanding the etiology of mental illness as well as normal development. They ask: what genes predispose a person to develop a specific personality trait? What about an inclination to a psychological disorder? How do environmental factors enhance or mute genetic factors? Do they regulate inherited individua