Psychology and its Relationship to Health and Social Care

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS
RELATIONSHIP TO
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
Comparison of theories of life span development.......................................................................1
Ways in which psychological theories are related to different life stages of human
development.................................................................................................................................1
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................1
Social and biological factors that influence human behaviour....................................................1
Understanding human behaviour and analyse the importance of social roles in the context of
health and social care settings......................................................................................................2
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................3
Application of psychological theories in relation to individuals who experience elevated levels
of stress........................................................................................................................................3
Ways in which psychological theories relate to behaviour disturbances....................................3
Ways in which psychological theory informs understanding of mental disorders......................4
Application of psychological principles affecting behaviour change in health and social care
settings.........................................................................................................................................5
Psychological theories can enhance understanding of relationships in health and social care....6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Psychology is a study of human behaviour, mind and emotions that can help in
understanding oneself and relationship with others (Taylor, 2015). Psychology plays a vital role
in health and social care sector. It helps health and social care professionals to understand their
patient’s behaviour, nature, emotions, their mindset, thoughts etc. which can further help the
professionals to provide best suitable treatment to their patient’s. This assignment will lay
emphasis on various kinds of life span development theories, social and biological determinants
of human behaviour displayed in health and social care context and understanding of various
kinds of psychological theories that can be applied to health and social care practises.
LO 1
Comparison of theories of life span development
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Ways in which psychological theories are related to different life stages of human development
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LO 2
Social and biological factors that influence human behaviour
Human behaviour is quite complex, that get influenced by both social and biological
factors i.e. biological factors that humans are flesh and blood, and social factors like social
relationship with other individuals (Lyons and Chamberlain, 2017). There are many other factors
other than social and biological factors that influence human behaviour such as environmental
factors etc. But biological and social factors are most important that influence human behaviour.
Biological factors such as genes, hormones are one of the factors that can influence one’s
behaviour. So, it is important to understand these factors as they affect the DNA which is
inherited by an individual as all these factors together influence an individual’s behaviour. It is
said that most of the human behaviour is inherited and has an evolutionally function. These
functions not only affect behaviour of children but behaviour of the parents is also influenced.
For example, soon after the birth of a child, parents of the child becomes more caring,
understanding and careful so that their child can rest and remain healthy. Various psychological
experts explain this behaviour and says that biological factors affect the structure of a brain
which further influences human behaviour both positively and negatively. Psychology says many
times children behaves in the same way as their parents done, likes and dislikes same things that
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