Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

Rigorous scientific methodology.

Many practical applications.

This approach has developed many effective treatments for mental illness.

Provides evidence in support of the nature side of the nature/ nurture debate.

Disadvantages

Over Simplistic. This approach places too much emphasis on biology when clearly humans are influenced by many other factors

Reductionism. This approach explains complex emotions, behaviours and thoughts in terms of our biology. There may be a more complex explanation.