As always, thank you for your quick responses. You mention the Diathesis stress model in the presentation above - is it seen as part of the sociocultural approach? Or the biological approach?
Presentation: Sociocultural and MDDDear Sam All sociocultural arguments are limited in discussing the etiology of a disorder, unless they are linked to biological /cognitive factors. Kirmayer is a legitimate etiology, but it is limited in its predictive power and the ability...
Presentation: Sociocultural and MDDDear Natia It depends on what the guide says. You are required to teach "one or more biological factors in one cognitive process" and the role of biological factors in one disorder, but "the role of chemical messengers in human relationships."...
Integrating biologyHi John I have seen a few times on the site that culture is not seen as an etiology of depression and so to be wary of studies addressing culture and depression when it comes to etiology. Could you help me understand how Kirmayer's theory is...
Presentation: Sociocultural and MDDDear Denis, When children first saw the pictures, they were asked to identify the sex of the person. Errors happened immediately, indicating that they did not encode what they saw. Children sometimes identified the sex in a way that fit...
Martin and Halverson (1983)Hello First you write: "The children were asked to identify the sex of the person in the picture (man, woman, boy, or girl). They were not told that they would have to remember the images." Then later: "When they were asked to identify...
Martin and Halverson (1983)Thank you for this-very helpful. May I please confirm whether it is sufficient to teach each content topic within a single context only? For example, is it acceptable to move on from Learning and Cognition and then teach Chemical Messengers and Genetic...
Integrating biologyHelpful, indeed!
Using sentence stemsGot it. Thanks.
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Site authorIt is usually seen as a biological approach - however, it is also accepted as a sociocultural approach. Many students use it in essays by starting with a study of the correlation between ACEs (or stressful life events) and depression - and then...
Presentation: Sociocultural and MDD