Psychological Theories for Health and Social Care

Psychology for Health and Social Care
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Compare the different theories of life span development..........................................................3
TASK 2 ................................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Explain social and biological factors that influence human behaviour in the case study above
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2.2 Importance of social roles in the context of health and.............................................................6
TASK 3A..............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Application of psychological theories in relation to individuals ..............................................6
3.2 Behaviour disturbances in relation to psychological theories ..................................................7
TASK 3B..............................................................................................................................................8
1.1 The first part of your article you will analyse how psychological theories informs
understanding of mental disorders..................................................................................................8
1.2 Application of psychological principles affecting behaviour change in health and social care 9
1.3 Psychological theories for understanding of relationships in health and social care...............10
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Psychology is the study of human behaviour, thoughts and emotions. Psychology in health
and social organisations consists of various kids of theories and approaches for the treatment of
patients. Some set of beliefs and behaviours are not good for human which leads to illness and other
disorders. Psychiatrists analyse the lifestyles of people and their behaviour towards the problem and
then try to recover them accordingly (Agarwal and Zeephongsekul, 2013). The present report
consists of theories of lifespan development, social and biological factors of human behaviour,
importance of social roles, psychological theories and principles affecting change. In the end,
conclusion consists of the summary with key findings of the study.
TASK 1
1.1 Compare the different theories of life span development
There are various theories in psychology which helps inn understanding the behaviour and
metal process of the individuals. Life span development theories helps in identifying the basic needs
of various stages of life along with conflicts that arises in these stages. In this, next stage after the
full completion of earlier stage. Comparison of different theories of life span development is as
follows.
Life Stage Case Scenario Psychological Theories
Infancy The conflict at this stage is of
Trust vs Mistrust. If parents
provide reliability care and
affection then it leads to
develop sense of trust otherwise
it leads to develop mistrust
(Freud, 2008).
1) Cognitive psychology is the
study of human metal process
which includes attention,
language, perception, problem
solving, decision making,
thinking, etc. This consists of
study of educational
psychology, social psychology,
abnormal psychology, etc. By
this, psychiatrists understand
that how person behaves
towards a situation and how he
reposes to it.
2) Attachment theory describes
Early Childhood In this the conflict is between
autonomy vs shame and doubt.
In this stage, children need to
develop sense of control and
independence which bring
success and success leads to
autonomy. Failure leads to
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shame and doubt. the concepts of long-term
interpersonal relationships
between the people (Kershner
and Farrell, 2009). As per this
theory, children should have
good relationship with their
parents for emotional and social
development. There are four
kinds of different attachments
in a children which are: secure,
anxious ambivalent, anxious
avoidance and disorganised.
This is the one of the most
important theory which is used
today for the study of infant
behaviour (Boyd and Bee,
2011)
Adolescence This stage consists of conflict
between identity ad role
confusion. By developing sense
of self and personal identity
teens can able to stay true to
themselves otherwise it leads to
confusion
Early Adulthood At this stage conflict arise
between intimacy and isolation.
The loving and intimate
relationships of adults with
other people leads to strong
relationships otherwise they
feel lonely and isolated
(Greifeneder, 2013).
Late Adulthood/ Death The basic conflict is between
ego integrity and despair. By
looking back to life older
people feel satisfied which
brings feeling of wisdom
otherwise they regret and
despair.
1.2 Psychological theories with relate to different life stages in health and social care.
The relation of various psychological theories with different life stages in health and social
care are as follows. Behavioural Psychological theory: This theory is also called as behaviourism which helps
in understanding the behaviour of individuals. In health and social care organisations,
psychiatrist can observe the behaviour in terms of the responses of patients to certain
stimuli. This theory helps in understanding the infant and toddlers by their behaviour. If they
get proper attention ad care of parents then it leads to develop a good behaviour towards
things, people and environment (Guha, 2012).
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