There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.
Assertion: In recent years, there has been a divergence of three approaches viz. biological or organic approach, psychological approach and organismic approach for understanding abnormal behaviour.
Reasoning: All three factors, i.e. biological, psychological and social play important roles in influencing the expression and outcome of psychological disorders.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Assertion: In recent years, there has been a divergence of three approaches viz. biological or organic approach, psychological approach and organismic approach for understanding abnormal behaviour. This statement is incorrect because there has been a convergence (not divergence) of three approaches for understanding abnormal behaviour viz. biological or organic approach, psychological approach and organismic approach, which has resulted in an interactional, or biopsycho-social approach for understanding abnormal behaviour.
Reasoning: All three factors, i.e. biological, psychological and social play important roles in influencing the expression and outcome of psychological disorders. This statement is correct. Modern understanding of abnormal behaviour emphasises the combined influence of biological, psychological, and social factors.
NCERT: "In recent years, there has been a convergence of three approaches for understanding abnormal behaviour viz. biological or organic approach, psychological approach and organismic approach, which has resulted in an interactional, or biopsycho-social approach. From this perspective, all three factors, i.e. biological, psychological and social play important roles in influencing the expression and outcome of psychological disorders."