Your assignment this week is a 3- to 5-page descriptive essay on the theoretical models of psychopathology. Extending from your discussion board post, you will explore the role of theory in understanding psychopathology and the connection to abnormal behavior along with a review of the strengths and limitations of . Finally, you will provide a discussion of the role of early childhood trauma in the development of psychopathology, connecting trauma to the biopsychosocial model of abnormal behavior.
Be sure to address the following elements in your paper this week:
Part 1: Describe the biopsychosocial model and discuss how it is used to understand behavior and psychopathology.
Discuss how the model is used to understand behavior.
Discuss the strengths and limitations of the biopsychosocial model in understanding psychopathology.
Part 2: Discuss early childhood trauma and the development of psychopathology.
Using at least one peer-reviewed journal article, discuss at least three ways early childhood trauma can contribute to the development of psychopathology later in life.
Discuss how the biopsychosocial model can be used to understand psychopathology associated with early life trauma.
