Description
Book SynopsisUsing a bio-psychosocial framework, this popular textbook explains the wide basis of perspectives on which we build an understanding of people's behaviours and why and how we respond in the way we do.
This book accessibly explains key concepts including attachment, trauma, developmental psychology and oppression to highlight and enhance social workers' understanding of practice.
Thoroughly updated since its popular first edition, the book now includes:
- A brand new chapter on Attachment
- More coverage of neurological concepts and their influence on behaviour
- Expanded material on older people and resilience, crime and violence against black and minority ethnic groups, and domestic violence issues
- More coverage of mental health, alcohol and drugs and their impact on behaviour
Fully updated to reflect the Munro report and recent social worker task force recommendations, this new edition also includes brand new and additional case studies and pedagogy, making this
Table of ContentsList of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
IntroductionThe role played by theory in understanding behaviour
Part 1: Biological dimensions of human behaviour
Biological and medical influences on behaviour
Developmental models and considerations
Part 2: Psychological dimensions of human behaviour
Freud's psychoanalytic and Erikson's developmental theories of behaviour
Neo-Freudian or ego psychology perspectives
Attachment and object relations theories
Behaviourism
Cognition and cognitive theories
Humanist and existentialist perspectives on behaviour
Influences of trauma on behaviour
Mental health related influences on behaviour
Substance use related influences on behaviour
Part 3: Social dimensions of behaviour
Systems theory, ecosystems and personal-cultural-social (PCS) perspectives
Families and family systems
Feminist perspectives on behaviour
Summary: A bio-psychosocial perspective, strengths and resilience
Bibliography
Index
