Week One: Biopsychosocial Framework
- In the textbook, I found the biopsychosocial
framework intriguing because it is the fundamental basis of human development. It
is like a jigsaw puzzle of human development. There are many pieces to this
puzzle but there are four main parts, which are biological, psychological,
sociocultural, and life- cycle forces. All
the pieces of the puzzle are intricate and essential. The reason why I used the
jigsaw puzzle metaphor to describe the biopsychosocial framework is because a
jigsaw puzzle has many pieces that have to fit into place in order to complete
the puzzle and view the completed image. This is same with the biopsychosocial
framework it has parts that interact with each other and the end result is
human development.
- I can speak from personal experience that no two
individuals experience the biopsychosocial framework the same way. Even though
I am an identical twin, my sister and I have completely different
personalities. She wants to pursue a degree in criminal justice whereas I am in
the process of becoming a registered nurse. In addition, we both experienced the same life
style forces (some of which were traumas) in our short twenty years of life on
this planet; however the way we handled our circumstances were dissimilar. We share the same biological, psychological,
life-cycle and sociocultural forces. Biologically we share 100 percent of our
DNA and we look a lot alike, however due to psychological and sociocultural
factors I am 40 pounds heavier and one and a half inches shorter than her.
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From chapter one, I would like to learn more
about psychodynamic theories and what studies or experiments were done. On page 11 in the text book it defines
psychodynamic theories as “theories proposing that development is largely
determined by how well people resolve conflicts they face at different ages.” This
contradicts the biopsychosocial framework. Can someone clarify?
Hi, i am interested in knowing why or how you and your twin are so different? How did you handle the trauma differently? I hope you do not mind me asking? ( i know trauma) do you think it was DNA that changed the way you both reacted or experiences that you both had gone threw different or same??? I think twin or not there are alot of similarities but yet so many different ways that make you individual.
ReplyDeleteHi Dawna!
ReplyDeleteI loved how you referred to the biopsychosocial framework like a jigsaw puzzle. That totally makes so much sense and gives it a way more interesting take on it. I absolutely love jigsaw puzzles so it makes the biopyschosocial framework that much more interesting to me. I also find it interesting that you are a twin and the two of you have so many simliarities. I am curious as to how you guys handle the different "lemons" life gives you and how you react to those "lemons". I have always thought that twins were interesting, not in a sense like different just really unique.