Themes And Debates Flashcards
How does the medial model see mental health
Mental health is seen as a disease
What are two key issues to consider to diagnosis
The appropriateness of the medical model
Whether or not it is good to use labels
3 reasons why we should get rid of labels
Mental health problems aren’t illness or diseases
Labels are stigmatising
Diagnosis is used unreliable
Why do we need labels
Mental health should be viewed as medical disorders
Categories help us make sense of the world
We need a means of categorising
What does the biopsychosocial model recognise
That biological, psychological, and social factors interact and give rise to a more rich and c,ear understand if mental distress
What do we mean by formulation
A way of understanding experience and the process of making sense of a persons difficulties and in the context of their relationships, social and life events and the sense they have made on them
What is a strength of using formulation
Provides a much greater depth of understanding of a persons psychological distress and the multiple factors that contributed to the development and maintenance of distress
Further name 3 advantages if formulation
Draws together biopsychosocial factors to understand what influences a persons distress
Applies psychological evidence
A process that is done with the client to empower the, and make sense of their experience
What is the difference between diagnosis and formulation
Formulation created meaning Includes social context Non medical Culture sensitive Looks at relationship change
Diagnosis removes meaning
Removes social context
Medical consequences
Stigmatising
What happens in reality. Diagnosis or formulation
Tendency to diagnose and label first
If therapy is offered then formulation will be developed
In some services a diagnosis is required for a referral into those services
What is the cognitive formulation of depression
Early experiences influence our core beliefs which then influence our assumptions and rules for living which then play a role on our negative automatic thoughts
How do clinical psychologists develop an understanding of a persons difficulties
Draw on multiple models
Why is it important to have interaction between different biopsychosocial factors
Gives a holistic approach
