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MONIQUE MAVRONICOLAS – MENATL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESSINCCORPORATING HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction
The objective of this assignment is to discuss a range of mental health approaches
and methods. The aim of the assignment is to recognise mental health models,
compare the different approaches and justify the relevance of these models. In
addition the paper will also focus on psychological abnormalities and mental illnessby not only showing an understanding of the concept but also evaluation methods.
The World Health organisation defines mental health as: “ state of well!being in
which every individual reali"es his or her own potential, can cope with the normal
stresses of life, can wor# productively and fruitfully and is able to ma#e a contribution
to his or her community.$ %n the contrary mental illness is defined by the World
Health %rganisation as: “&ental disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with
different symptoms. However, they are generally characteri"ed by some combination
of abnormal thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationships with others. '(amples
are schi"ophrenia, depression, mental retardation and disorders due to drug abuse.&ost of these disorders can be successfully treated.$
s our understanding of mental health increases, more health care professionals
realise how controversial the “tic# bo(es$ are in understanding mental health. With
various research ta#ing place in different fields of study, each disciplines)
methodologies are subject to their research, depicted viewpoint and often design
their own conceptual mental health model to e(plain their findings. s we evolve
though time our understandings of basic psychology *bnormal, ffective science,
ffective neuroscience, +ehaviourism, +ehavioural neuroscience, ognitive,
ognitive neuroscience, omparative, ross!cultural, ultural, -evelopmental,-ifferential, 'volutionary, '(perimental, Intelligence, &athematical,
europsychology, /ersonality, /sycholinguistics, /sychophysics, /sychophysiology,
0ocial, Theoretical1 ,applied psychology * nomalistic, pplied behaviour analysis,
ssessment, linical, ommunity, onsumer , ounselling, 'ducational,
'rgonomics, 2eminist, 2orensic, Health, Industrial and organi"ational, 3egal, &edia,
&ilitary, &usic, %ccupational health, /astoral, /olitical, /sychometrics, 4eligion,
0chool, 0port and e(ercise, 0uicidality, 0ystems, Traffic1 and the orientations or
therapies * dlerian, nalytical, +ehaviourism, ognitive behavioural therapy,
ognitivist, -escriptive, 'cological systems theory, 'motionally focused therapy,
'(istential therapy, 2amily therapy, 2eminist therapy, 5estalt psychology,
Humanistic, 3ogo therapy, arrative therapy, /hilosophy, /sychoanalysis,
/sychoanalytic theory, /sychodrama, /sychodynamic psychotherapy, 4ational
emotive behaviour therapy, Transpersonal1 of these evolve too. With so many
aspects, theories, treatments and psychologies, it is hard to #eep up with all the
various approaches. 2or the purpose of this assignment 6 models7approaches will be
discussed starting with an overview and ending with a tables that includes but not
limited to, advantages, disadvantages and how the approaches can be applied to a
specific illness7 mental health disorder.
The Medical model/approach
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_sciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultural_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycholinguisticshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychophysicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychophysiologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalistic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_testinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_behaviourhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counseling_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_organizational_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_health_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychometricshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_religionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adlerian_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitivism_(psychology)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_systems_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotionally_focused_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotionally_focused_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logotherapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalysishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalytic_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodramahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodynamic_psychotherapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpersonal_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_neurosciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultural_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycholinguisticshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychophysicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychophysiologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalistic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_testinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_behaviourhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counseling_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_organizational_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_health_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychometricshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_religionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adlerian_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitivism_(psychology)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_systems_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotionally_focused_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logotherapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalysishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalytic_theoryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodramahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodynamic_psychotherapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpersonal_psychologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_science
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This model treats mental illness in the same way as if there is believed to be a
physical cause. It considers symptoms to be e(ternal signs of the internal somatic
conditions and the thought is that of8 if the symptoms are collected into similar
groups, they will be able to be distinguished as syndrome and this will lead them to
the discovery of the true cause and suitable physical treatment can be administered.
The emphasis of this approach is on genetics, neurotransmitters, neurophysiology,neuroanatomy and argues that mental disorders are related to the physical structure
and functioning of the brain. '(amples of mental disorders that can be based,
treated within the biological model but not limited. 0chi"ophrenia an illness that can
be identified by the biological model not just due to the lin# to genetics
*predisposition to developing1, biochemistry *elevated levels of dopamine1 that can
be associated with schi"ophrenia, neuroanatomy *brain structure1 abnormalities in
the frontal and pre!frontal corte( and enlarged ventricles. /eople who suffer with the
illness are often characterised by psychosis or otherwise #nown as a brea# with
reality. They may perceive things that are not there *hearing voices, seeinghallucinations1, believing things are not true *paranoid delusions1, bi"arre language
and going off on tangents when they spea#. /eople that suffer from schi"ophrenia
often show behavioural disturbances having difficulty ta#ing care of themselves
which includes dressing themselves, shopping, paying bills and poor social s#ills,
often being socially withdrawn.
The Behavioural model
/sychologist that researched mental health and illness through the behavioural
approach, based their assumptions on the belief that observable empirical data can
be obtained through controlled observation that could be scientifically measured.
They suggested that psychology should be seen as a science and that mental health
or illness *or our behaviour due to this1 is a result of stimulus. 0ome of the other
basic assumptions were that mental health or mental illness could be cause by
conditioning. %ne conditions oneself without realising it by doing everyday things and
associating some things with negativity and others through positive association.
Therefore the approach suggest that one)s mental health or illness is influence by
their environment and conditioning. Illnesses such as phobias, that ta#es place due
to classical conditioning *in one)s past one learned to associate emotion of fear with
the stimulus that create the fear1. +ased on this there are a lot of underlyingenvironmental influences that has an impact on behaviour. The idea that the person
might have a mental illness is not considered as the model does not allow space for
mental structures but rather the behaviour of the person.
The Psychological model
The core assumption of this approach is that the roots of mental disorders are
psychological. The disorder is within the unconscious mind and are the result the
failure of defence mechanisms to protect the self *or ego1 from an(iety. &any of
these intrapsychic conflicts involve basic biological instincts, especially se(ual ones.
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&any adult problems are reflections of these earlier conflicts, particularly those
stemming from infancy and early childhood *such as the %edipus conflict1.
Spiritual model
0uggested as one of the oldest models behind mental health issues. The model
suggests that religion is #ey and that those with mental illnesses have eithercommitted sin and therefor have been possessed with demons or spirits. lot of
these aspects touch on religion hence the association of sin and been “doomed$ or
possessed. The model also suggests that it is closely tied into cultural beliefs, where
a culture connects its beliefs of the une(plained *due to uneducated and ill informed1
or not able to understand to the unacceptable. ontrary to the aforementioned
cultural believes and their views of mental health, in society today, the believe is that
religion or spirituality could contribute to mental health.
Moral character model
The character model suggests that one)s moral values are inevitable embedded in
ones outsets of mental health. The way we were taught as to what was right and
wrong according to society, the things that are acceptable and those that aren)t. The
model lin# our morality and mental health in view of our character. It suggests that
our coping mechanisms or the way we embrace life are both influential from a moral
character point of view. The model assumes that the majority of people have
somewhat stable and characters traits that will define their actions. Therefor a
person with a certain character, which impacts, possibly even defines, how they act
and how they live their life. 9nfortunately as we live in an unlawful society today we
can conclude that how people act much rather depends on the situation or their
circumstances.
Social model
The social model puts forward that systematic obstacles, negative attitudes and the
response of society could affect how a person is seen in society and defined by
society. The model recognises that some people might have some forms of
disadvantages or mental impairments, but none of these lead to disabilities unless
society fail to include people regardless of their differences. It also suggest that
society plays a role in the empowerment and management to eual rights in order for people to be able to live life to the best of their ability. lthough it includes some of
the medical model aspects *psychological and biological factors1 if poses it in a way
that suggests the power that causes and affects mental health most is due to
societal limitations.
Psychosocial model
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The model combines aspects from both the social and psychological models,
suggesting that mental illness are cause by a combination of factors. It suggests that
mental disorders are not only impacted by environmental and situational
circumstances but also how our personalities are built up throughout our life and how
the environment and situational circumstances influence these stages that could
cause mental health.
Statistical model/infrequency
This model suggests that people with I;)s above or below the average level of
society is abnormal, which will lead to the abnormality of a person)s thin#ing, traits
and behaviour. Thus suggesting that abnormal behaviour in people would be very
rare or statistically unusual according and to the contrary that people with high I;)s
are abnormal rather than highly intelligent.
The distribution curve above suggests that
there are a lot of people who are typically big
or aggressive whereas very few people are
very small or highly aggressive. Thus, there
are as many people or scores above the
mean as below it, in a normal distribution.
The further one scores from the mean, the
fewer people or scores there are in the
population. Thus the idea of abnormality is within the ? range overall,
suggesting that there are very few people being abnormal.
Biopsychosocial model
The biopsychosocial model suggests that mental illness and mental health is a result
of an amalgamation of
influences including the
biology of the individual
*genetic predispositions,
chemical imbalances1,
behavioural factors *lifestyle,
stress, health beliefs1, and
social conditions *cultural
influences, family
relationships, social
support1. The model and its
relationship to health is
depicted in the figure aside.
Model Best Applies
to
Strengths Limitations
Medical %-, s the model is based on 0ome of the treatments
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0chi"ophrenia biological science it is
objective and can give
insight to causes of some
conditions. The treatments
lin#ed to this model is
easily administered andeffective in controlling the
illness. The idea that that
the person is sic# and can
be treated reduces the
stigma of fear of mental
illness
have could have serious
side!effects, 'T can
cause memory loss and
are not always effective.
The drugs merely act by
managing the conditionrather than sure or find a
solution for it. ot allot of
mental illnesses have
physical causes and
therefore often ignores
that environmental and
psychological causes.
Treating mental illnesses
with medication reuiresclassification and there are
ethical issues with
labelling people as mental
ill.
Behavioural and
cognitive
/hobias and
%-
Therapy is structured in
such a way that it can
focus directly on the
persons maladaptive
behaviour. The need for
history whether medical or
psychological plays no
role as it)s suggested that
if one could change the
person)s behaviour from
maladaptive to adaptive is
adeuate enough for a
remedy.
%nly behaviour is
considered, thoughts and
feelings of cognition are
not ta#en into
consideration.
The therapy that
accompanies this model
may change the behaviour
but does not solve the root
of the cause of the
behaviour. It also ignores
the possible medical
causes, however ta#en
into consideration that0#inner based the entire
model on the observations
from the behaviour of rats
in a bo(, it is to be
e(pected.
Psychological/
Psychodynamic
/ersonality
disorders
The psychodynamic model
is able to provide
believable e(planations for
the causes of abnormality.
It encourages people to
s this model is based on
the role learning plays in
human behaviour, it lac#s
scientific validity and is
subjective to interpretation
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achieve to their full
potential.
of the therapist. It)s time
consuming and could get
very e(pensive and is
based on 2reud)s bias
study and over focuses on
se(ual issues. Theapproach is very
determinist as it says that
suffering childhood trauma
will lead to abnormal
behaviour in adulthood,
however it ignores other
influences.
Spiritual/
Religion
-epression,
n(iety
4eligion has the benefit of
empowering the individualthrough connecting
him7her to a community,
and to a superior force,
that might in turn give
psychological stability
*%man @ Thorensen,
ABBC1
o scientific evidence to
suggest that the modelwor#s.
Moral character +ody
-ysmorphic
-isorders
+asic personality traits
such as honesty, courage,
open mindedness assists
in the positive outloo# in
one)s life. The ability to
choose right from wrong
prevalent to society will
assist in managing mental
health
&ental illness is not only
based on basic
characteristics. The model
does not include other
factors that play a great
part in mental health.
0ocieties view with
regards to some aspects
are tainted due to lac# of
#nowledge and this could
have a negative impact on
people trying to cope withmental health issues. &ost
people with mental health
issues do not
ac#nowledge most of the
issues they are dealing
with or has no idea how to
deal with these issues and
the model becomes
blurred
Social nore(ia /roblems caused is due to djustments made to
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societal impact reduce the demand of the
society may not suit every
person. &edia plays a
very big role in social
interaction and could
advocate the wrongacceptable image.
Psychosocial
+i!polar The model provides
insight into the directions
of healthy development
across the lifespan and
e(plains culture and its
affects towards
development. It also
considers individualdifferences and can
identify predictable
tensions by way of
sociali"ation and
maturation.
The impact culture has on
development, needs A be
elaborated in the sense
that other factors have an
impact too. The model
suggests that due to a life
stage circumstances a
person is negativelyaffected but not everyone
responds the same way
and not achieve their full
potential will not mean that
one will suffer from mental
illness
Biopsychosocia
l
lot of different
mental
disorders
With several factors being
ta#en into consideration
social, psychological and
biological ! genetic, early
childhood e(periences, the
model the diagnoses and
treatment is greater.
3engthy proses and could
become costly
bnormality has been defined in a number of ways as unusual behaviour that is
different from the norm8 behaviour that does not conform to social e(pectations or
demands8 statistical infreuency8 failure to function adeuately8 presence of
pronounced psychological suffering or distress8 deviation from ideal mental health.
-epending on how data is gathered and how diagnoses are made, as many as AD?
of some population groups may be suffering from depression at any one time *I&H,
ABBE1
Maladaptive ehaviour is one of four criteria)s that could indicate abnormal
behaviour and is where a personFs actions or behaviour is li#ely to hurt another
person whether physical or social, the e(amples could stretch from bullying to
physical harm. Statistical rarity as mentioned in the statistical model, person with
e(tremely low or significantly high I; might be classified as being abnormal.
Personal distress refers to distress being the cause of abnormal behaviour in
people, li#e an(iety that leads to compulsive behaviour, unfortunately not all mental
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disorders have associations with distress and an(iety. 3astly violation of social
norms! behaviours that society deems inappropriate and not normal behaviour, and
could include many variable including but not limited to gender, culture and age.
s previously mention in the behavioural model, abnormal behaviour is regarded as
learnt by the processes of classical and operant conditioning. case that is oftencited F3ittle lbertF *Watson and 4aynor E6AB1 is an e(ample of how classic
conditioning has influenced the phobia. nother case often cited arey and arey
*E66=1 deliberated that the original inclination derived from ta#ing drugs may have
acted as a reward and lead to addiction which occurred through operant
conditioning. The behavioural model has directed the development of aversion
therapy, systematic desensitisation for treating phobias and behaviour modification
programmes.
biological7medical model often uses medical language such as patient, symptoms,
illness, treatment and has been the dominant model for over ABB years and haveadvanced the understanding of many mental disorders. The use of serotonin
reupta#e inhibitors such as /ro"ac appear effective in >=!D=? of cases of
depression but in the same breath may cause negative side effects li#e insomnia.
ot only could the drugs have side effects they could also lead to dependency and in
the same light might be treating the symptoms rather than the causes. In addition to
this there is a possibility of biochemical imbalances may be caused by the cause
treatment rather than the psychological disorder. +ipolar depression and
schi"ophrenia has had the strongest evidence of genetic effects as suggested by the
medial model, but to date have not yet been able to distinguish the prevention of the
commencement of these psychopathologies.
2ollowing the two models above and all the strengths and limitations as per the table
above, abnormal psychologies has to be allowed a variety of models to ma#e a
contribution to the understanding of abnormality. ontributions to the e(planation of
eating disorders have derived from biological, behavioural, cognitive,
psychodynamic, and humanistic models, just as many other mental illnesses has
been derived, listed and treated with various models.
The image elo" suggests the classification of Psychological Anormalities
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