How can impressions and observations at a young age change how individuals interact with the world? How can these impressions relate to or even cause common psychological disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression? Or even how can these impressions relate to eating and body dysmorphic disorders, and what about personality disorders? These have all been the topic of conversation for years, and one of the longest debated topics of Psychology and Philosophy. In this essay, we will be exploring the many different points of this argument from influential psychologists to modern scientists alike, explaining how mental disorders are just as much and even more environmental than they are biological. British statesman Lord Chesterfield once said,
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So what, what exactly is the debate of nature versus nurture? Cherry, K. author of many articles having to do with this subject writes, “The (nature versus nurture) debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors in human development,” therefore, the debated nature versus nurture explores whether genetics or environment have more influence in shaping individuals. What we learn does not only influence our behavior, it also shapes our attitude. Children rely very heavily on their caregivers, forming an attachment and looking to them for support when they’re in a stressful or scary situation. Modeling is the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior which is also very influential. We learn by imitating even when we don 't mean to. To illustrate this, McLeod, S. explains in his article on nature versus nurture,”when an infant forms an attachment it is responding to the love and attention it has received, language comes from imitating the speech of others and cognitive development depends on the degree of stimulation in the environment and, more broadly, on the civilization within which the child is reared,” explaining the impact of attachment and observations in developing organisms. One study found rhesus macaques were usually slow to make up after a fight unless they grew up watching more forgiving older macaques, in …show more content…
This is an example of an environmental factor affecting the child, potentially giving them a higher risk of nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance, fear, guilt, anxiety, rage, and insomnia. Dissociation is a common byproduct of this abusive uprising. Provided attachment builds trust, motivation to achieve and willingness to be bold, young kids exposed to extended abuse, trauma, and neglect are at a higher risk for psychological disorders, health problems, and substance abuse. Kids with positive self-images are more happy, confident, independent and sociable. Though treatment after a traumatic experience or having PTSD, healing is known as post-traumatic growth: the positive psychological changes resulting from the struggle with challenging circumstances and life crises.Another very important landmark of childhood and adolescence are the ability to discern right from wrong and the formation of individual
So what, what exactly is the debate of nature versus nurture? Cherry, K. author of many articles having to do with this subject writes, “The (nature versus nurture) debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors in human development,” therefore, the debated nature versus nurture explores whether genetics or environment have more influence in shaping individuals. What we learn does not only influence our behavior, it also shapes our attitude. Children rely very heavily on their caregivers, forming an attachment and looking to them for support when they’re in a stressful or scary situation. Modeling is the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior which is also very influential. We learn by imitating even when we don 't mean to. To illustrate this, McLeod, S. explains in his article on nature versus nurture,”when an infant forms an attachment it is responding to the love and attention it has received, language comes from imitating the speech of others and cognitive development depends on the degree of stimulation in the environment and, more broadly, on the civilization within which the child is reared,” explaining the impact of attachment and observations in developing organisms. One study found rhesus macaques were usually slow to make up after a fight unless they grew up watching more forgiving older macaques, in …show more content…
This is an example of an environmental factor affecting the child, potentially giving them a higher risk of nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance, fear, guilt, anxiety, rage, and insomnia. Dissociation is a common byproduct of this abusive uprising. Provided attachment builds trust, motivation to achieve and willingness to be bold, young kids exposed to extended abuse, trauma, and neglect are at a higher risk for psychological disorders, health problems, and substance abuse. Kids with positive self-images are more happy, confident, independent and sociable. Though treatment after a traumatic experience or having PTSD, healing is known as post-traumatic growth: the positive psychological changes resulting from the struggle with challenging circumstances and life crises.Another very important landmark of childhood and adolescence are the ability to discern right from wrong and the formation of individual