Psychology for Health and Social Care HSC Assignment
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Psychology for Health and Social Care HSC Assignment
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TABLE OF CONTENTintroduction......................................................................................................................................1Task 1...............................................................................................................................................11. Comparison of different theories of life span development....................................................12. Relation of the following psychological theories to different life stages in health and socialcare...............................................................................................................................................3Task 2...............................................................................................................................................41. Explanation of social and biological factors that influence human behavior.........................42. Importance of social roles in context of health and social care settings..................................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6References........................................................................................................................................7Books and journals......................................................................................................................7Online..........................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONLifespan development and individual behavior affect by different psychological factors.These factors have significant as well as trivial impacts on different life stage of entire life cycleof a human (Hozak and Olsen, 2015). Majorly social and environmental factors have huge anddirect impacts on nature and behavior of individual which helps in improving their development.The present study is based on psychological principles in health and social care. It includesdifferent theories of lifespan development. Further, it will explain social and biologicaldeterminants of human behavior displayed in health and social care contexts. Including this,research will also comprise application of all psychological theories on health and social carepractices such as on individual level of stress and behavioral disturbance, etc(Max and Ballereau,2013). TASK 11. Comparison of different theories of life span developmentAccording to psychological theories there are ranges of services which are provided byHealth and Social care organizations to distinct individuals in their whole life stage development(Boyd and Bee, 2011). These life stages are infancy, early childhood, adolescence, adulthood,late adulthood and final stage of life and death. These stages of life can be easily understood bydifferent individuals. These psychological theories are continuity, discontinuity, stage and openended theory. Comparisons of these theories are described as under:Continuity versus discontinuity theory of HSC:Continuity theory of development is one o the important psychological theory of HSCwhich helps in determining different new and innovative changes in the different stages ofindividuals in their life cycle (Yolles, 2009). But, on the other hand, discontinuity theory ofhealth and social care helps in determining sudden and instant changes in different stages ofhuman being and these changes are generally unexpected and diverse. Motor development is oneof the important parts of continuous theory of lifespan development of an individual. Accordingto this theory each and every individual faces the motor changes in their whole life stage. Thesetypes of changes are relevant to the previous changes of life cycle (McLeod, 2007). Older peopleand their lifestyle is the best example of this theory because their behavior and actions will1| P a g e
remain same for different activities in their young and older age. They treat their relationships,behavior and personalities same as their young age (Max and Ballereau, 2013). Thereforeaccording to the continuity theory older people uses most suitable strategies for their lifespandevelopment and every strategy is directly associated with their past actions and behavior.Therefore, Motor development theory is very appropriate theory for understanding old stagedevelopment of a human being. Along with this, statement of this theory has reflected thatindividual modify different stages of life cycle for managing internal and external structure ofdevelopment. But, their internal structure such as life, personality, values, beliefs and ideasremain same in continuous development (Yolles, 2009). But, on the other hand, discontinuity theory has stated that every individual needs to havefaced some diverse and unexpected changes which can directly affect lifespan development of ahuman being. In addition, as per this theory, there are huge differences between all changes inthe different life stages. Therefore, it has reflected un-continuous changes in the life stages of ahuman being. This theory also focuses on isolated and indifferent changes in stages of wholelife. Along with this, changes have their own starting and ending point which reflect entire stagesof lifecycle (Lerner, Lamb and Freund, 2010).Stage versus open ended theory:Psychological theories include stage versus open ended theories which focuses on theevery stage of life span development of an individual. As per the stage theory every individualneeds to face similar stages of the life span development which lies between birth and death of aperson. According to this theory, future expectations of an individual force them to select anappropriate path of development from different ways (Apostolopoulos, 2010). Therefore, stagetheory is based on assumptions. Stage development theory can easily understand by Erik Ericsontheory of life span progress. As per these theories every individual needs to face differentchanges and lessons which affect their whole life span development. According to this theorymostly social, external and parental factors have positive and direct impact on life spandevelopment of an individual According to this theory every human being needs to face eightstages in their life cycle and these stages are associated with each other. Therefore, life spandevelopment of individual are also depended on these stages (Kreppner and Lerner, 2013). Inthese stages, individuals need to face different changes in every stage such as changes in2| P a g e
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