Using two different psychological approaches explain one aspect of human behaviour

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Using two different psychological approaches

explain one aspect of human behaviour

The six main approaches for human behaviour are Psychodynamic, Behaviourist, Physiological, Humanistic, Cognitive and Social. All of the approaches have their place in explaining different types of human behaviour, but it is improbable that any single approach can be used to determine all characteristics of a type of behaviour. However, when undertaking research and experiments, researchers typically focus on a single approach. One aspect of human behaviour which can be explained using these approaches is mental illness. According to NIMH (2005) mental illness is defined as a health condition that changes a person's thinking, feelings, or behaviour (or all three) and causes the person distress and difficulty in functioning. Mental health illnesses are currently diagnosed using the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic assessment, which is an international Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders. However, It is important not to confuse mental illness with mental disorders as they are separate classifications, even though they are diagnosed via the same manual, as the latter is primarily associated with neurological diseases (WHO 2007).

The Physiologists theory is that mental illness occurs as a result of a brain injury, a chemical imbalance