Biological Approach Essay

Over time, while people are becoming diagnosed it has become evident clients are bearing the label of their diagnosis much more than necessary. This has increased due to the attitude society bears of people who are living with various disorders that others do not have. Which leads people to believe those who may have a diagnosis are abnormal, when compared to the people around them. In order to address this issue effectively, the current diagnostic approaches need to be reviewed in order to make improvements to the system that is being abided by currently. For there are many differing views when it comes to distinguishing abnormality from normality, however this can be done by looking into the biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives

In most cases if utilizing the biological approach, clinicians will most likely treat the present abnormal behaviors with different drugs available to help the client manage the biological factors. Looking into abnormal behaviors with a biological view point can be rather helpful, because the qualities of an individual’s personality comes from the intricate interactions between the environment and the biological make-up (Sue 2003). The biological perspective is useful because, numerous mental disorders stem from a brain abnormality (such as an imbalance in hormones) or from some other form of an inherited genetic abnormality (Sue 2003). However, one should not focus solely on the biological aspect of a client’s disorder, for the client is simply not a disorder, instead they are a human being who has other needs they must be addressed to fully treat them properly. Butcher points this out by saying, “It is important to note here that although the discovery of the organic bases of mental disorders addressed the “how” behind causation, it did not, in most cases address the “why”” (Butcher p. 44). Because, explaining how normality works within a biological perspective can be rather difficult when explaining the connection between biological and physical sciences, for the concept of normality must be looked into on a deeper level. (Wachbroit