Post #3967321
2026-07-20 18:45 UTC
"genetic differences found in people with a specific psychological problem”
Here’s a newsflash. We’re ALL wired a little differently, (yup) and you certainly need to take that into consideration as a clinician, but it’s -the environment- (the experiences a person has and the contexts they live in) that matter most
amplifying “biological essentialism” and focusing on genetics makes it easier to blame “nature”
and wave away -truly mountains- of social factors and experiences.
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@CJPaloma@mstdn.social 2026-07-20 19:01
We all are more prone toward or away from certain things and have “deficits” in certain areas. Some folks may very well be wired to handle traumas not as well as others. But it’s the existence of difficult circumstances and trauma that -causes- stuff to become real problems. And that is what policies should focus on eliminating, But -that- approach is really really inconvenient for certain folks*...who’d like to just call some folks “bad” or “defective" and put them into camps.