NRNP 6635: Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning 1.Post a brief explanation of three important components of the psychiatric interview and why you consider these elements important. A.Identification and Chief Symptom

 
According to Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, (2015), “The field of genetics has matured into an essential cornerstone not only of the biological sciences but of all of medicine”. The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) discovery led to an exponential acceleration in our understanding of all aspects of life science. Genetics presents an important influence on personality traits, psychological abnormalities, and heredity is essential for psychopathology (Carey G, DiLalla, 1994). Genetic links to personality disorders and the evidence are clear for schizotypal and less conclusive for paranoid and schizoid personality disorders (Nigg & Goldsmith, 1994). Therefore, the family histories of autism, ADHD, bipolar, depression, major depression, and schizophrenia may be related and passed to the next generation (NIH, 2021