Describe the medical, psychological, sociocultural, and biopsychosocial perspect

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Describe the medical, psychological, sociocultural, and biopsychosocial perspectives on the etiology of psychological disorders. For each perspective, provide an example of its contribution to explaining the roots of one of the psychological disorders described in the textbook. TT! Paragraph Arial 3(12pt) HTHL CSS Words:0 Path: p QUESTION 2 In several sentences, briefly describe the DSM-5 and identify the advantages and potential disadvantages of its atheoretical approach TTTParagraph Arial 3 (12pt) HTHL ES5 Words:0 Path: p

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Etiology of psychological disorders according to medical perspective:

Medical perspective holds biological reasons for various psychological Disorders. Syphillis infection causes deterioration in mental and physical capacities in a person.

Psychological perspective

Depression from psychological perspective can be evaluated as a condition that occurs due to poor self concept,that may have roots in traumatized childhood and due to learned maladaptive ways of coping stress and anxiety.

Sociocultural perspective

Aggressive behavior in a person may be due to poor familial bonds and inability to maintain interpersonal relationship and interactions.Also violent behavior may be due to the environmental conditions as poverty and overcrowding neighborhood where violence and aggressive behavior is more common.

Biopsychosocial perspective

This approach considers all the reasons of biological, psychological and sociocultural causes for psychological disorders.It says that a mental disorder is a product of biopsychosocial dysfunctions.

Causes for alcoholism can be due to genetic makeup, when combined with poor self concept or childhood trauma and an environment that supports this tendency .

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DSM 5

DSM 5 " The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" is used by clinicians and psychiatrists in diagnosing various mental illness.It is published by American Psychiatrist Association.DSM 5 is modified and revised version of previous versions of DSM.This manual is not based on any theoretical approach for classification of mental disorders.DSM 5 provides a common language and standard criteria for classification of mental disorders. Mental disorders are classified and described on the basis of symptoms,age, causes and gender with possible treatment measures.

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