Lesson 2: Psychosocial Causes of Abnormal Behaviour
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Introduction
Environment
Our genes influence our behaviour; there is no question about that. The environment we live in, however, also influences our behaviour – especially the environment we are subjected to as children. Psychosocial factors relate to environmental influences that make a person vulnerable to disorder or abnormal behaviour. These factors can be grouped as shown in Diagram 5.1 below.
