Question

list the five influences that must be considered as causes of any psychological disorder and give examples on health and/or behavior of each of the five influences. Do you think any one influence is more responsible than the others?

Answer 1

Five influences that can be considered as important factors for any psychological disorders are

1. Genes- sometimes disorders run in genes which transfers from one generation to another generation. Person inherits a susceptibility to psychological disorders and doesn't necessarily develop the illness. Many psychological disorders occur from the interaction of multiple genes. For example schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s are some of disorders cause due to genetic factors.
2. Environment - this is one the major factor that can cause different psychological disorders. Exposure to environment like poverty, abuse by others, culture where stressful life events and situations are present and places where these kinds of things exist are some of environmental factors that can cause different psychological disorders.
3. Diseases and injuries- Certain infections have been linked to brain damage and the development of certain disorders and then adverse symptoms arise. Defects in or injury to certain areas of the brain have also been linked to some disorders.
4. Trauma/ depressing event- many times major life disturbing events and stressful situations are also causes of different disorders for example if a place hit by certain natural calamity than after this event person may suffer from different disorders like PTSD etc.
5. Biological factors arise during birth- many times different disorders arise due to prenatal damages that occur during the time of birth because of certain factors like loss of oxygen, exposure to some harmful gases or chemicals, poor nutrition and health risking habits of taking drugs etc.

All factors are equally responsible for different disorders although some have great influence on one than others.