Psychology and Health: Social and Biological Factors and Roles Report

This report delves into the intersection of psychology, health, and social care, investigating the influence of both social and biological factors on human behavior. It addresses the nature versus nurture debate by examining how abilities, gender, culture, race, genetic factors, poor sleep, and illness impact individuals. The report analyzes the significance of social roles, such as those of social workers, in promoting positive relationships, fostering education, and ensuring social inclusion within health and social care settings. It concludes by highlighting the importance of psychological theories in understanding and addressing health and behavioral processes. The report also includes an introduction, a conclusion, and a list of references, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject matter.

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS
RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ...................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO.1.................................................................................................................................................3
Covered in Broacher...................................................................................................................3
LO.2.................................................................................................................................................3
P2.1. Explain social and biological factors that influence human behaviour as linked to the
controversy..................................................................................................................................3
P2.2. Analyse the importance of social roles in health and social care.......................................5
LO.3 ................................................................................................................................................5
Covered in leaflets.......................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Health psychology is the study of psychological as well as behavioural processes in
health, illness and healthcare. It is concerned with understanding how psychological, cultural and
behavioural factors contributes to physical health and illness. The health of person is also
affected by behavioural factors. Psychology is very important in health care as all the treatment,
diagnose to treat the problems related to psychology and behavioural disorder (physical or
mental heath) are only addresses or cared by a psychologist. In this present report, the detailed
knowledge about the impact of heredity and environment or human behaviour will be presented.
Different theories of life span development and there comparison will also include in this
assignment. Furthermore, psychological theories as well as life stages of human development
will also present in this study. In addition to this, social and biological determinants of human
behaviour are also included in this report.
LO.1
Covered in Broacher.
LO.2
P2.1. Explain social and biological factors that influence human behaviour as linked to the
controversy.
The controversy is the human behaviour is affected by nature and nurture. The behaviour
that depends on generic factors that determined the entire behaviour of human whereas the
behaviour of human or person is depended on nurture as it determined by the environment and
surrounding and the entire experience of life (Smith, 2015). There are social as well as biological
factors that influence the behaviour of human.
Here the social factors that affect the behaviour of humans which are as follows-
Abilities- This is the factor that influence the behaviour of human and that include the
traits the individual that learns from the environment around as well as any god gifted attributes
or traits. There three main classification of these traits which are intellectual, physical and self-
awareness abilities. Therefore, these abilities and traits which are owned by the person or
individual defines the behaviour of human in social as well as personal life. This factor supports
both nature vs. nature controversy.
Gender- This is the factor that shows that man and woman both are equally stood in
terms of performance of job and mental abilities, It is fact that, as per the thinking of society

there two different genders and all have different rights. For example, in an organisation they
prefer to select and recruit men instead of woman because woman's ned more leaves as they are
considered as the primary care giver in the company, this affect the human behaviour negatively.
Thus, all companies should boost both genders to efficiently work in the company (Manners,
2017).
Culture and Race- Culture and race are also one of the most important factor that affects
the human behaviour. Race is a group or bunch of people that shares same physical features.
According to the detected attributes, it is used to defined the different types of people. Apart
from this, culture is also one of the most essential factor that influence the human behaviour as it
defined as the ideas, customs, traditions, traits followed by a person or a group of people. In
society as well as in working place, both culture and race influence the behaviour as sometimes
people does not accept the another race and culture (Mirowsky, 2017). But it is not good one
should respect and accept all the culture and race of people. This factor supports both nurture and
nature controversy.
Here is the biological factors that affect the human behaviour which are as follows-
Genetic Factors- This is also one of the most essential factors that affect the human
behaviours. If any family members is having any gene that disturbs the behaviour of the person
in next generation. For example- DISC1 gene that is connected with the mental disorder. It also
affects the behaviour of human.
Poor sleep- This is also one of the most essential factor that affects the human behaviour.
Poor sleep is also affects the behaviour at workplace and personal life. If person does not take
proper sleep, they will not behave in right manner at workplace and at home or any other
personal. This factor support the nature does not nurture because poor sleep can be arise by the
any issues or problems in personal or working life and it can illness of poor sleep.
Illness- This is also a biological factor that influenced the behaviour of person or human.
A person who is not fit and fine than he/she will not able to behave in a right manner both in
working place and personal life (Ross, 2017). This facto r also support nature vs. nurture
controversy as illness can be by birth or it can be because of infection from any members of
family or surrounding.

P2.2. Analyse the importance of social roles in health and social care.
Social roles are the set of rights, duties, norms, expectations as well as behaviour that an
individual face and fulfil. In health and social care, the roles played by social worker and its
importance which are as follows-
Helping people in order to maintain positive relationship with there family- This is the
role played by social worker in health and social care and it very important to maintain a health
and positive relationship with patients as well as there family members. Disable people, illness as
well as long term condition frequently experience social situation. It also happens that they face
poverty, unemployment, lack of resources, discrimination make them feel lonely as well as
isolated (Motz,2016). Thus, it is very essential to maintain a good and healthy relationship with
the family members.
Promoting education in the society- This is another most important role played by the
social workers and it is very essential for the person living in society so that they can educate and
grape the knowledge about there rights, norms. In health and social care it is very important to
know the rights so that the privacy can be maintained if patient wants (Corin, 2017). By the
promotion of education people can become literate and they will abide by the rights, duties,
norms, expectations as well as behaviour that an individual face and fulfil.
Assisting people feel socially included- This is also significant to understand the feeling
of the patients. They want that society should accept them in any manner. Thus, it is the duty of a
social worker that they should promote equality and respect as well as support people who are
facing any disease or illness in the society or family. Discrimination brings them more near to
death (Robinson and et.al., 2015). Thus, the roles played by the social workers are very effective
and efficient in health and social care because this is one of the most precious factor.
LO.3
Covered in leaflets.
CONCLUSION
The above report has concluded the study of health psychology as well as behavioural
processes in health, illness and healthcare. This report also makes understood the actual meaning
and importance of nature vs. nurture controversy in health and social care. Moreover, this report
also make understood the theories of lifespan development. Furthermore, this assignment also
include social and biological determinants of human behaviour displayed in health and social

care. Al last, the meaning and detail concept of psychological theories are applied to health and
social care practice in this assignment.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
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Manners, R.A., 2017. Professional dominance: The social structure of medical care. Routledge.
Mirowsky, J., 2017. Education, social status, and health. Routledge.
Ross, C.E., 2017. Social causes of psychological distress. Routledge.
Motz, A., 2016. The psychology of female violence: Crimes against the body. Routledge.
Corin, E., 2017. The social and cultural matrix of health and disease. In Why are some people
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Robinson, L.E and et.al., 2015. Motor competence and its effect on positive developmental
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Milligan, C., 2017. Geographies of Care: Space, Place and the Voluntary Sector: Space, Place
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