Psychology › Section O · Psychological disorders › Topic O.3
Perspectives on psychological disorders
How a society explains psychological disorders decides how it treats the people who have them, from exorcism and chains to medication and therapy. This topic is for education only, not for diagnosing yourself or anyone else; if you are worried about your mental health, see a qualified professional.
In this topic
- Why the explanation matters
- Supernatural explanations
- Natural causes and humane reform
- The biological perspective
- Worked example: reading a heritability figure
- Psychological perspectives
- The sociocultural perspective
- The diathesis-stress model
- Worked example: applying the diathesis-stress model
- The biopsychosocial approach
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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