Ib Psychology Abnormal Notes
ABNORMAL NOTES
Discuss the extent to which biological, cognitive, and sociocultural influence abnormal behavior
Introduction 1. What is abnormal behavior, and how it can be looked at under biological, cognitive, and sociocultural viewpoints * Its hard to diagnose and fully diagnose a person as there may be: cultural differences, different cultural beliefs, cultural bound syndromes * Hard to classify abnormal, some say abnormal is something away from the normal, so someone who is 2 meters tall is abnormal? 2. Picture is still mysterious 3. In order to diagnose and treat a person with mental health issues we need to better understand the causes or etiologies of those issues. There are many different explanations for conditions like, for example, depression and eating disorders. Despite the variety of theories and the conflicting evidence that exists about what causes certain illnesses, there are a number of successful, tried and tested treatments based on certain theories. An example of this would be drug treatments, including SSRIs like Prozac for the treatment of major depression. However, not only do many of these treatments spark controversy, there is also no one simple explanation for any type of mental health issue and psychologists/psychiatrists need to take a multi-axial approach to diagnosing and treating people who need help. This multi-axial approach has developed from the recent trend towards a more hollistic view of care, which comes from a greater appreciation of how these factors combine to affect a state of mental health. In order to effectively support people, professionals must appreciate the wide-ranging influences on a person’s behavior, which encompass socio-cultural, cognitive and biological factors. They need to investigate the many facets of their lives, relationships and health which could have a bearing on their mental state. Researchers need to be aware of the diathesis-stress relationship of the various
Discuss the extent to which biological, cognitive, and sociocultural influence abnormal behavior
Introduction 1. What is abnormal behavior, and how it can be looked at under biological, cognitive, and sociocultural viewpoints * Its hard to diagnose and fully diagnose a person as there may be: cultural differences, different cultural beliefs, cultural bound syndromes * Hard to classify abnormal, some say abnormal is something away from the normal, so someone who is 2 meters tall is abnormal? 2. Picture is still mysterious 3. In order to diagnose and treat a person with mental health issues we need to better understand the causes or etiologies of those issues. There are many different explanations for conditions like, for example, depression and eating disorders. Despite the variety of theories and the conflicting evidence that exists about what causes certain illnesses, there are a number of successful, tried and tested treatments based on certain theories. An example of this would be drug treatments, including SSRIs like Prozac for the treatment of major depression. However, not only do many of these treatments spark controversy, there is also no one simple explanation for any type of mental health issue and psychologists/psychiatrists need to take a multi-axial approach to diagnosing and treating people who need help. This multi-axial approach has developed from the recent trend towards a more hollistic view of care, which comes from a greater appreciation of how these factors combine to affect a state of mental health. In order to effectively support people, professionals must appreciate the wide-ranging influences on a person’s behavior, which encompass socio-cultural, cognitive and biological factors. They need to investigate the many facets of their lives, relationships and health which could have a bearing on their mental state. Researchers need to be aware of the diathesis-stress relationship of the various