Over the centuries, people have explained a woman's strange behaviour in different ways. Which of the following explanations does NOT belong to any of the three perspectives found in the history of abnormal behaviour?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Poverty, discrimination and family stress around her are the cause.
Option (1) Poverty, discrimination and family stress around her are the cause. — Not one of the three perspectives. Poverty, discrimination and family stress are social causes. Social factors appear later, in the bio-psycho-social approach and the socio-cultural model, not among the three historical perspectives.
Option (2) A disease or fault in her brain is causing the behaviour. — Biological or organic perspective. Here the cause is a fault in the body, such as a brain disease. This is the biological or organic view.
Option (3) Her inner conflicts and faulty ways of thinking are the cause. — Psychological perspective. Inner conflicts and faulty thinking are causes inside the mind. This is the psychological view.
Option (4) An evil spirit has taken hold of her and must be driven out. — Supernatural perspective. Blaming an evil spirit and trying to drive it out is the supernatural view. It sees magic or spirits as the cause of abnormal behaviour.
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