The Biopsychosocial approach is made up of biology, psychology, and social influences that help humans function. Each function has their own view of behaviors and mental processing, but they can not function on there own. Of the three approaches, social influences are the changes unintentionally or intentionally, in our emotions, behaviors, attitudes, and relationships when being effected by others. There are key perspectives of social influences such as conformity, family dynamics, and compelling models of the media. Conformity is when you change the way you behave for someone intentionally or unintentionally. When we conform it gives us a sense of belonging and we tend to feel the need to seek validations from others. In other words, we try our best to fit in and will change our values and beliefs if that is needed. This can be found true when we don’t know how to act or what to expect. In 1955, Deautsch and Gerard created two reasons why people conform: …show more content…
It is the interaction of family members in that family. Each family has their own dynamic to better understand each other. For example, a charity that raises money for global health programs stated that many family dynamics can be negative. “Physical abuse and neglect represent immediate threats to the health of children. Children who grow up in risky families are also especially likely to exhibit risky behaviors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse. Anger and aggression are highly noxious agents in a family environment. Conditions ranging from living with irritable and quarreling parents to being exposed to violence and abuse at home show associations with mental and physical health problems in childhood, with lasting effects in the adult years.” In other words, not giving you child attention and exposing them to dangerous environments can cause them to act out, turn to substance abuse, and reflect the abuse they have