AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes pharmacological treatment to target presumed biological abnormalities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proponents of the biological model view mental illness as being a result of a malfunction in the body to include issues with brain anatomy or chemistry.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four main models to explain psychological abnormality are the biological, behavioural, cognitive, and psychodynamic models.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning.

Detailed explanation-5: -The model proposes that biological and social factors, together with a person’s individual experiences, lead to mental disorder through their conjoint effects on those psychological processes. Implications for research, interventions, and policy are discussed.