Supernatural Model Of Abnormal Behavior

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There have been prominent approaches to abnormal behavior; Supernatural, psychological, and biological. The supernatural model of abnormal model has existed since prehistory. The basis of this model is witchcraft and demonology, moon and the stars, and mass hysteria. According to witchcraft and demonology, individuals suffering from mental health conditions are possessed and controlled by magic, evil spirits, and demons. Treatments to cure the evil spirits,magic, and demons included punishments like chaining them or keeping them in cages or a horrible ritual of boring a hole in the skull. The abnormal behavior of people with psychological disorders was seen as the individuals were possessed by evil spirits.

The biological model focuses