The Development of Psychological Disorders

When discussing the mesosystem in terms of my own personal life and memories I can say that primary family played a major role in my development. In terms of primary family, I refer to my grandparents of whom I spent most of my early

Many families of color tend to rely on each member to help with those who have health or mental health complications. They tend to take care of that member in a home setting. Mesosystems is the connection of two microsystems, a network. Examples of a person with mental illness possible mesosystem would have to look at the neighborhood, and how the person with the condition is perceive by the community can affect their level of denial and acknowledgment in their illness. If the neighborhood in which a person who suffers from a mental illness perceives mental illness negatively, families will rely more on each other or extend family to help. The location of communities mental health resources or lack of exposure to people with mental illness and treatment; can indicate how willing a person would be to seek help or if it’s possible to receive services close to home. To explain the exosystem the social workers have to look at policies or larger institution that have influence or control between microsystems. Expanding with already said factors examples of people with mental illness exosystems would be neighbors, health services, family member’s workplace and religious connections/services (church). Where the family works affect the neighborhood in which we live, how many hours we work and how much we are paid all affect the environment in which we are able to live. Macrosystems explains cultural value and

A person’s interaction with the environment at the macro, mezzo and micro level has a significant impact on their development. The environment and the individual is seen as a unitary system within a culture that affects each other. On the micro level, it is the interaction between individuals, for example, immediate family. On the mezzo level, it is the interaction with the neighborhood, the school, courts and other structures within the society. On the macro level, it is how cultural experiences, religious institutions and organizations affect people in society. Each of these systems contribute to how the person and the environment interacts at various level in society. Each of these three systems has impacted my own development and experiences.

I believe from an ecological perspective, what is happening here is understanding how the family is adapting to their situation and environment. It is believed that ecological perspective explains how organisms adapt to their environments. In social work practice, applying an ecological approach can be best understood as looking at persons, families, cultures, communities, and policies and to identify and intervene upon strengths and weaknesses in the transactional processes between these systems (Ecological Perspective). In an ecological perspective, it best to utilized microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystem, and macrosystem which is the most basic system. The definition of microsystem is referring to an individual's most immediate environment (Ecological Perspective). For example, this is the effects of a personality characteristics on other family members. In the case study, Billy’s personality

The relationship between parents and children is a subsystem of the larger social system that we call a family. This falls under the family systems theory which describes family functioning in ways that resemble other systems found in nature, such as the solar system and ecological systems. The model explains the everyday functions that takes place in a

The ecological theory was created by Urie Bronfenbrenner to explain the development of children. According to Bronfenbrenner, everything that is in a child’s environment effects the way that child grows and develops. This theory helps us understand why we may behave differently in the presence of family and friend than school and work. The ecological theory is broken down into four levels: microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and the chronosystem. Microsystems. The microsystem is the environment filled with people who have direct contact with you. The mesosystem is involves the relations between the microsystem and the individual. The exosystem is the layer in which a child does not function directly. The macrosystem is the layer that involves a child’s cultural patterns, values, beliefs and ideas. Lastly, the chronosystem addresses the change over a

When I consider family systems, I am reminded of a metaphor I heard while in undergraduate school about a mobile. A mobile is used to soothe an infant, normally placed above a crib or basinet. Each of its parts are in balance, when working correctly, however if one section becomes off balance the objects become out of sync. This is true with families. If each member of the family unit is doing their part, there is complete balance or homeostasis (Henson). This balance is viewed as a healthy family system. However, if one part of the unit becomes off balance, it disrupts the whole unit causing an unhealthy response with possible long term consequences. As families grow, each member plays an equally important role in the family unit. Children learn quickly the importance of relationships and adapt quickly to their environment. No one can deny the family unit is the most complex system in existence.

Bronfenbrenner’s (1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1994) ecological theory suggested that child (human) development occurs for the child within the context of various environments. These environments, or systems, are influenced from within and between other environments. The individuals within each system influence each other through various transactions that occur between them.

There are five theories of development which are psychoanalytical, behaviorism, cognitive, socio-cultural, and epigenetic (Santrock). These theories help develop an outline from which to explain the patterns and problems of development (Berger). I am only going to discuss two of these which are psychoanalytical and behavioral.

Bronfenbrenner Analysis Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Urie Bronfenbrenner is today credited and known in the psychology development field for the development of the ecological systems theory constructed to offer an explanation of the way everything in a child and their environment affects the whole child development. Bronfenbrenner ecological theory has levels or aspects of the environment containing roles, norms, and rules defining child development namely the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosytem, the macrosystem and the chronosystem. The subsequent discussion offers an analysis of these levels and their influence to child development, and then offers a personal analysis of the influence of the ecological theory in decision making.

Developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner first introduced the Ecologicial Systems model in the 1970’s. Bronfenbrenner argued that to understand human development, the environment in which the person belongs must be understood (Bronfenbrenner, U.1979). The Ecological Systems model concentrically depicts how a person’s development is influenced by their wider environment. In the original model there were four ecological levels in the system, however in 1979 Bronfenbrenner added an additional fifth level (Bronfenbrenner, U. 1994). With the developing person in the centre, the five progressive levels of environment include the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, marcosystem and the chronosystem.

The five levels of the environment are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. An example of exosystem and mesosystem from my personal experience. My religious beliefs are different from my friends.Some of the things they find fun and exciting are sometimes things that I do not agree with. Some of the things that I believe. I try to respect what other people believe but because I believe in God, sometimes I am made fun of for it. Listening to my family, they tell me to stay positive and treat people with kindness even if you don’t have a good relationship with them. An example of the Microsystem, including my parents and my teacher. In high school, my parents and my teachers have been an influence in my life, making

This theory highlighted the importance of evaluating children within their environment as this contextualized their development. Some of the concepts that this theory is founded on are explained in the different environments that children find themselves. One of these environments is the mesosystem. This environmental concept has numerous other microsystems that surround a child: for instance the school, home and church. These microsystems have associations that parents should develop in their children for wholesome development.

Freud identified five stages of psychosexual development, namely: The oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage and genital stage.

According to Bronfenbrenner and his family systems there are different levels of interaction between the child and what surround their life. He created a model to represent his theory of systems. The first level is the micro system and consists of family, health services, neighborhood, school, and peers. This is the most influencing level since these are the people and places the child comes into daily contact with. My child had constant interaction with her parents and I always encourage interaction between her and her friends. The second level is the mesosystem, this acts as the highway of interactions between the various people in the microsystem. Such as when my partner and I decided upon getting a divorce this