MIRIAM CHEPKOECH
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Assignment One
Think of one abnormal behavior you have observed. Explain that behavior according to the biological, behavioral, and cognitive models of abnormality.
Mood disorder
Biological model
This approach argues that abnormal behavior is a result of a disorder in the physical body. Mood disorder has both genetic and biological factors. Parents suffering from bipolar have a greater risk of transferring the condition to their children through genes, lower in fraternal twins than identical twins. When genes with a mood disorder are transferred to a person, there will be imbalances in neurotransmitters such as serotonin which are essential in controlling sleep, mood, sex drive, and appetite. With the inequalities, a person can experience irritability, aggression, hostility, concentration difficulty, low self-esteem, anxiety, and helplessness. Depression is a mood disorder that has been linked to physical illness and the use of cancer and diabetes medications.
Behavioral model
This approach bases their argument on abnormal behavior being learned through operant, modeling, and classical conditioning.
Operant conditioning
a mood disorder can be achieved when behavior is positively reinforced. Aggression on young boys towards girls was traditionally rewarded, making the aggression part of their emotional state even when they grew up.
Modeling
Most children have persons who act as an avatar in their life; social media and the internet have become the mirror to record their everyday lifestyle. Some of these role models may depict mood disorders like hopelessness, irritability, and hostility, which the children can try and copy from them with a perception to be like them.
Cognitive models
This approach emphasizes the role of thinking in abnormal behavior. Errors in consideration of an individual can influence their behavior. In childhood and adolescence, most people develop negative schema due to the loss of a parent, which leads to depression. Illogical thinking can lead to a self-defeating mechanism whereby a patient is disregarding adverse events, exaggerating own abilities, an inflated view of oneself can lead to maniac disorder. Depression and mania can cause sadness, weight loss or gain, too much sleep or less sleep, increased activity, and agitation.