The Biological and Psychodynamic Models of Abnormality

Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 22:42:46
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 2 pages (594 words)
Though at one point in time clinical scientists believed in only one model of abnormality, we now have six very different models. The original model of abnormality was, unfortunately, the product of cultural beliefs. But because no one model can be deemed complete on its own, competing models have since developed to strive for the comprehensive means for treatment. For example, the biological model and the psychodynamic model take very different approaches on understanding thoughts …
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…model calls for artificial correction but the psychodynamic model believes that the human mind has the capacity to heal itself through therapy. Though both models are different, they both seem to produce respectably outcomes, so in my opinion, psychological treatment is at the discretion of the patient. In actuality, I would pair the both treatments since they seem to complement one another, in the sense that they fill in each other's gaps in the treatment.
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