What Are The Three Theories Of Mental Illness

Within the social approach there are three theories of mental illness which are stress theory, structural strain theory, and labeling theory. The stress theory however provides well explanation related to this issue. "By stress or stressors he meant anything that puts wear and tear on the body usually noxious environmental stimulation. The theory that having to readjust one's behavior or repeatedly or substantially could overtax a person's ability to cope or adapt, thus leaving him or her more vulnerable to physical illness, injury, or even death"(Thoits 2010).

According to. Dr. Philip Manning in his guest lecture, a "stressor is the external factor causing stress in the body". We should therefore be able to find stress in the body. Stress