Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The grand question of Nature (genes and DNA) versus Nurture (environment, parenting) has been debated for a long time. In the passage above, it shows that psychiatrists used to think that schizophrenia was caused by “bad” mothering. If generalized, one might conclude that any or all mental disorders may be caused by “nurture.” In class, so far, you have seen three different patients with three different disorders (depression, schizophrenia, and addiction). Choose either “nature” or “nurture” as your stance and write an essay persuading the reader that one is more important than the other in terms of causing mental illness. Using examples from the passage above, class interviews, optional reading, and/or your own experiences would be much appreciated!
Authors: Benjamin Szymanski, Nicole Bell
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Topic: Mental Health and Psychiatry
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410810782