The presence of genes that influence an anxiety disorder has shown to support the importance of nurture on its development because there is research that shows participants with those genes who do not have anxiety disorders and participants with anxiety disorders who don’t show the presence of those genes. Twin studies are key evidence for this conclusion since they allow the researcher to understand nature vs nurture. Researchers can study twins who were separated at birth and grew up in different environments and compare them to twins who grew up together, to identify the genetic and environmental factors on their personalities and behavior. An example of this type of investigation, previously mentioned, was performed by Kendler et al, who found that the liability of generalized anxiety disorder is influenced by genes, but whether a person develops the disease depends on the environmental
The presence of genes that influence an anxiety disorder has shown to support the importance of nurture on its development because there is research that shows participants with those genes who do not have anxiety disorders and participants with anxiety disorders who don’t show the presence of those genes. Twin studies are key evidence for this conclusion since they allow the researcher to understand nature vs nurture. Researchers can study twins who were separated at birth and grew up in different environments and compare them to twins who grew up together, to identify the genetic and environmental factors on their personalities and behavior. An example of this type of investigation, previously mentioned, was performed by Kendler et al, who found that the liability of generalized anxiety disorder is influenced by genes, but whether a person develops the disease depends on the environmental