Psychology for Health and Social Care

PSYCHOLOGY FOR
HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in Brochure...............................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
2.1. Explanation of Social and Biological Factors that Influence Human Behaviour............1
2.2. Analysis of Importance of Social Roles in Context of Health and Social Care Settings 2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
Covered in Leaflet..................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Psychology is an appropriate area of study and practice, which is associated with a brief
study and assessment of human mind, as well as several functions performed by the same.
Furthermore, it is also appropriately related to characteristics of different people or group, which
is essential to be analysed in order to understand the reasons for a particular behaviour. The
following report is based on psychology of health and social care. It covers appropriate
explanation of theories of lifespan development. Furthermore, it includes a detailed analysis of
several social and biological determinants of human behaviour displayed in health and social
care context. Moreover, the report is also inclusive of understanding how psychological theories
are applied to health and social care.
TASK 1
Covered in Brochure
TASK 2
2.1. Explanation of Social and Biological Factors that Influence Human Behaviour
There are several social as well as biological factors that influence human behaviour as
showcased within the controversy in the case study. Moreover, both these aspects are appropriate
enough to be understood, as both of them has an essential and evident impact in guiding the
human behaviour effectively (Saha and Sengupta, 2019).
In respect to the biological factors, there are certain effective factors which influence
behaviour and mindsets in different individuals. The very first factor is associated with genetics.
This includes transmission of several psychological as well as physical characteristics, which are
a crucial element in deciding the type of behaviour within individuals. Another appropriate factor
is neurological structure of individuals. This is inclusive of brain structures, neural cells
development, etc. Both these factors are associated with the cognitive development of a person,
along with guidance and drivers of behaviour of people, which sets up basis for their decision
making in life (Manimaran, Jayakumar and Lakshmi, 2016). However, there is a major impact on
the behaviour of individuals when it comes to the genetics and neurological structure. In terms of
genetics, for instance, if a parent of a child is highly aggressive, there are chances that the
behaviour of child is negatively affective and aspects such as anger and aggression are very
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