Question

how does biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors interact to produce specific psychological disorders

Answer 1

Biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors interact to produce specific psychological disorders. This unification is also known as “biopsychosocial model” which integrates biological processes, psychological factors and social forces and can be used to explain psychological disorders.

Each of the component of the model combine and interact to cause psychological disorders.

• Biological processes/influences may include individual's genes, evolution, brain structure and chemistry, inherited vulnerabilities, poor prenatal care, exposure to toxins, head injury, chronic physical illness or any disability among many others.

• Psychological factors may include learning disorders, stress, trauma, low intelligence, mood related perceptions and memories, self esteem, temperament and coping skills.

• Social forces include peers, family circumstances, School, family relationships, social desirability, definitions of normal and disorder and expectations.

All these components interact with each other which result in psychological disorders.