Strengths
No one lives in a vacuum. We're surrounded by society, family and culture in everything we do. Even if you stayed in your room all day and didn't see anyone, you'd still be influenced by society. What if you turned on the TV? What if you picked up a book or a magazine or logged onto the computer? All of these things are influenced by society, and by extension, they are common vehicles for society to influence individuals.
But there's more than even that. The way you behave every day, even when you're alone, has to do with the way that you're brought up. That's society at work, too. If people's behaviors aren't influenced by society, we'd never move past acting like a baby. We'd cry when we were hungry, sleep whenever we felt like it and expect someone else to clean up our diapers!
As you can see, society has a profound impact on everyone. One of the strengths of the sociocultural theory is that it directly addresses some of the issues surrounding family and society. For example, if Kelly's depression is caused by her family fighting, sociocultural treatments like family therapy can directly address the issues. Another strength of the sociocultural theory is that it looks at the issue of labeling. Everyone has certain labels attached to them: sister, mother, lover, doctor, runner. The list could go on and on.
Some labels are generally considered positive (like 'doctor'), and some are generally considered negative (like 'disorganized'). But even the positive labels come with expectations and stereotypes that might cause stress or other mental health issues. And some negative labels can have devastating effects for people.
One example of negative labeling that can really hurt a person is mental health labels. Many people, including psychologists, view psychological issues as being permanent. Often, patients are not seen as 'cured' but as 'in remission.' This means that the stigma of mental illness can follow someone around for their entire life, even if they never display symptoms of that illness again. The sociocultural model examines the impact of labels and tries to help people move beyond them.
One final strength of the sociocultural model of abnormality is the success rate. When other treatments have failed, many times, sociocultural treatments have succeeded. A great example of this is family therapy. Getting a family involved in treatment together and treating them as a unit instead of treating one individual from that family, can drastically increase the probability of success.
Weaknesses
Despite the many strengths of the sociocultural model, though, there are some issues with it. First of all, it disregards genetic components of certain mental illnesses. Let's go back to Kelly for a moment. She's depressed and having a hard time. The sociocultural model of abnormality says that her family unit or society as a whole are the causes of her depression.
StrengthsNo one lives in a vacuum. We're surrounded by society, family and culture in everything we do. Even if you stayed in your room all day and didn't see anyone, you'd still be influenced by society. What if you turned on the TV? What if you picked up a book or a magazine or logged onto the computer? All of these things are influenced by society, and by extension, they are common vehicles for society to influence individuals.But there's more than even that. The way you behave every day, even when you're alone, has to do with the way that you're brought up. That's society at work, too. If people's behaviors aren't influenced by society, we'd never move past acting like a baby. We'd cry when we were hungry, sleep whenever we felt like it and expect someone else to clean up our diapers!As you can see, society has a profound impact on everyone. One of the strengths of the sociocultural theory is that it directly addresses some of the issues surrounding family and society. For example, if Kelly's depression is caused by her family fighting, sociocultural treatments like family therapy can directly address the issues. Another strength of the sociocultural theory is that it looks at the issue of labeling. Everyone has certain labels attached to them: sister, mother, lover, doctor, runner. The list could go on and on.Some labels are generally considered positive (like 'doctor'), and some are generally considered negative (like 'disorganized'). But even the positive labels come with expectations and stereotypes that might cause stress or other mental health issues. And some negative labels can have devastating effects for people.One example of negative labeling that can really hurt a person is mental health labels. Many people, including psychologists, view psychological issues as being permanent. Often, patients are not seen as 'cured' but as 'in remission.' This means that the stigma of mental illness can follow someone around for their entire life, even if they never display symptoms of that illness again. The sociocultural model examines the impact of labels and tries to help people move beyond them.One final strength of the sociocultural model of abnormality is the success rate. When other treatments have failed, many times, sociocultural treatments have succeeded. A great example of this is family therapy. Getting a family involved in treatment together and treating them as a unit instead of treating one individual from that family, can drastically increase the probability of success.WeaknessesDespite the many strengths of the sociocultural model, though, there are some issues with it. First of all, it disregards genetic components of certain mental illnesses. Let's go back to Kelly for a moment. She's depressed and having a hard time. The sociocultural model of abnormality says that her family unit or society as a whole are the causes of her depression.
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