Psychology the Human Genome Building Term Paper

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Obviously, this could have a lasting affect on the study of psychology and predicting many unwanted behaviors and addictions. By studying the human genome of a particular patient, the psychologist might be able to predict these behaviors, and begin treatment or medication to alleviate them.

In addition, children's genomes could be decoded early in life in an effort to find these problems before they start, and treat them behaviorally so they do not occur. Studying the genomes of known addicts or patients with other behavioral problems could also help researchers find more ways to predict these behaviors and perhaps a way to stop them from occurring someday.

This research has many other health implications as well. It could show that many issues that have always been thought to begin in the mind and the psyche can actually be hereditary, and there is no way to stop them from occurring, only treat them. This may lead to a better understanding of some diseases and conditions, and how to treat them effectively some day. This is valuable information for the psychologist and the therapist, who may end up developing an entire new way of looking at human psychology and how to treat psychological problems.
Many problems may be in the mind of the individual, but they may have their origins in the very origins of life.

In addition, since Dr. Venter posts his results and genome online, the research is available for psychologists to study, learn from, and research on their own. Venter's theories may dispel many of Freud's notions of psychosis in the mind, but they also point to how little we really know about the human body and mind. This research opens up entire new worlds of study and theory, and it is sure to lead to new theories and ideas in psychology instruction and understanding, as….....

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