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[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

in the end, the researchers came to the conclusion we know: your biology can impact who you are just as much as your sociocultural environment, as both have an effect on your cognitive patterns #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

not talking about your feelings and problems is a practice that counters cognitive therapy for mental distress, which could have exacerbated the problem #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

i agree! they had already formed their social identity and their schemas about themselves, and to have those schemas challenged caused mental distress #lincpsych

[noeliaw_2020 @2020Noeliaw]

Feeling like a lab rat must take a toll on their cognitive thinking, of how they indetfiy, and the wya they think about themselves, their worth. #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

there's definitely a connection there, as the research assistant believed he would not take responsibility for his actions and therefore particupated, knowing it was unethical #lincpsych

[amanday_2020 @amanday_2020]

The research assistant not feeling guilty shows human conformity, as seen in the Milgram study #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

the researchers had a good design in trying to understand the family dynamic before placing the boys there #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

atleast they protected one ethical consideration: handling of sensitive personal information in publishing #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@2020Noeliaw great point. so how do we know if their mental illness was because of the separation, or was it genetic?

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

the fact that they all had mental disorders that expressed themselves in their teenage years points to the idea that mental illness is largely biological; however, how do we know it wasn't a late effect from their separation at birth? #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

honestly same...but i definitely think the stress of being reunited and the knowledge was an adverse experience that exacerbated eddy's poor mental state at the time #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@2020Marianah thats a great point, if the adoptive parents had been informed they could have had the treatment they needed earlier on! #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

there may have been circumstances that affected his gene expression or cognitive patterns that led to him making that decision, which could have been a result of his different upbringing #lincpsych

[bridget koehler @bridgetkoehler]

Why do you think Eddy was the one who ended up self harming? #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

that's heartbreaking. if the boys had been prevented from adverse childhood experiences, or if they had been raised together, the negative pattern may have been stopped before it was too late #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@bridgetkoehler exactly! similar interests could be the result of a similar upbringing, while attraction to similar women could be a result of their biology (such as mhc genes) #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

how many of the similarities in their personalities could be a result of their environment? since they grew up within 100 miles if each other, i dont think their home cultures could have been monumentally different #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

the stress put on the boys when they were reunited could have caused some genes to express that caused more cortisol to be released, leading them to develop manic depression #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@2020Emmae on the other hand, because of so many ethical considerations, by not publishing i think they made it clear that what they did was wrong and should have no recognition for it #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@2020Nandac they really didnt miss anything HAHAHA

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

yet another ethical consideration: the participants were not allowed to withdraw from participation #lincpsych

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

@2020Marianah i don't know, they could have grown up in a lower socioeconomic background that could lead to more negative behaviours and mental illness, but the separation also could cause this, so it's hard to know what was the right choice

[rekha marcus @rekham_20]

its true that people are less likely to adopt 3 children instead of 1, but the mental repercussions that resulted from the separation demonstrate it was still a bad decision #lincpsych