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Parrish, Margarete. Social Work Perspectives on Human Behaviour, 2nd Edition. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2014.

Social Work Perspectives on Human Behaviour, 2nd Edition

Authors: Margarete Parrish

Published:  August 2014 Pages: 312

eISBN: 9780335262854 | ISBN: 9780335262847
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  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The role played by theory in understanding behaviour
  • Theories’ relevance for social work
  • Necessary components of a theory
  • The functions of theory
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms of a theoretical framework to inform practice
  • Part 1 Biological dimensions of human behaviour
  • 2 Biological and medical influences on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • The medical model of understanding illness, disease and disability
  • Some basic genetic concepts
  • Twin studies
  • Some basic neurological concepts
  • The bio-psychosocial model
  • A bio-psychosocial approach to illness, disease and disability
  • The strengths perspective
  • Health variables related to stress
  • The diathesis–stress model
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and shortcomings of the medical model
  • 3 Developmental models and considerations
  • Relevance for social work
  • Key developmental concepts
  • Implications for practice
  • Part 2 Psychological dimensions of human behaviour
  • 4 Freud’s psychoanalytic and Erikson’s developmental theories of behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Freud’s historical background
  • Key psychoanalytic concepts
  • Freud’s topographical concept of the mind
  • Freud’s structural concept
  • Defence mechanisms
  • The developmental constructs of Sigmund Freud
  • Freud’s psychosexual stages
  • Freud’s oral stage of psychosexual development
  • Freud’s anal stage of psychosexual development
  • Freud’s phallic stage of psychosexual development
  • Freud’s latency stage (5–12 years)
  • Freud’s genital stage (12–20 years and onward)
  • Erikson’s historical background
  • Key concepts of Erikson’s psychosocial theory: the life cycle
  • Erikson’s life stages of development
  • Erikson’s trust vs mistrust stage (birth–1 year)
  • Erikson’s autonomy vs shame, doubt stage (18 months–3 years)
  • Erikson’s initiative vs guilt stage (3–5 years)
  • Erikson’s industry vs inferiority stage (5–12 years)
  • Erikson’s later psychosocial stages
  • Erikson’s identity vs role confusion stage (approximately 13–20 years)
  • Young adulthood: intimacy vs isolation (approximately 20–40 years)
  • Middle adulthood: generativity vs stagnation (approximately 40–65 years)
  • Late adulthood: integrity vs despair (over 65)
  • Criticisms and debates regarding psychoanalytic and Eriksonian perspectives
  • Implications for practice
  • 5 Neo-Freudian or ego psychology perspectives
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • Key concepts
  • Historical contributors
  • Transactional analysis
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and debates regarding ego psychology and neo-Freudian perspectives
  • 6 Attachment and object relations theories
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • Key concepts
  • Attachment problems
  • Neglect
  • Object relations theory
  • Historical contributors to attachment and object relations theories 8
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms of attachment and object relations theories
  • 7 Behaviourism
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • Key behavioural concepts
  • Classical conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and debates about behaviourism
  • 8 Cognition and cognitive theories
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • Key concepts of cognition and learning
  • Vygotsky’s social cognition learning model
  • Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning
  • Social learning theory
  • Learned helplessness theory
  • Bandura and self-efficacy
  • Role theory
  • Attribution theory
  • A widening cognitive-behavioural perspective
  • Some basic ideas about intelligence
  • Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and shortcomings of cognitive models
  • 9 Humanist and existentialist perspectives on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background of humanism
  • Key concepts of humanism
  • Finding ‘meaning’ in tragedy
  • Historical contributors to existentialism
  • The remarkable life of Viktor Frankl
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and debates regarding humanism and existentialism
  • 10 Influences of trauma on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Key concepts related to child maltreatment
  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Verbal abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Sexual assault (rape)
  • Traumatic bereavement
  • Implications for practice
  • 11 Mental health-related influences on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical considerations
  • Key concepts regarding mental health
  • Mental health terminology
  • Specific types of mental health conditions
  • Mood disorders
  • Psychoses
  • Schizophrenia
  • Dissociation
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Suicide
  • Deliberate self-harm
  • Controversies regarding mental health
  • Implications for practice
  • 12 Substance use-related influences on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Classifications of substance use disorders
  • Routes of ingestion of psychoactive substances
  • Symptoms of withdrawal
  • Implications for families
  • Vulnerable groups for substance use disorders (SUDs)
  • ‘Dual diagnoses’: People living with complex needs
  • Controversies related to substance use disorders
  • Implications for practice
  • Part 3 Social dimensions of behaviour
  • 13 Systems theory, ecosystems and personal-cultural-social (PCS) perspectives
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical contributors to systems theory and ecosystems perspectives
  • Key concepts of systems theory
  • Key concepts of ecosystems
  • Key PCS concepts
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and shortcomings of systems, ecosystems and PCS perspectives
  • 14 Families and family systems
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historic contributions to social work perspectives on working with families
  • Key concepts about families, family functions, and family systems
  • Family systems
  • Communication
  • Reciprocity, relationships and roles
  • Siblings
  • Parenting styles
  • Changing family demographic patterns
  • Diverse family forms
  • Lone parenting
  • Divorce and family disruption
  • Step-families
  • Fostering, adoptive, and kinship care families
  • Families with substance-related problems
  • Bereavement
  • Genograms
  • Implications for practice
  • Criticisms and shortcomings of family theory
  • 15 Feminist perspectives on behaviour
  • Relevance for social work
  • Historical background
  • Key concepts of feminism
  • Women and poverty
  • Feminism and the family
  • Women and crime
  • Women and domestic abuse and violence
  • Feminist perspectives on sexual violence
  • Feminism and mental health concerns
  • Feminist approaches to practice
  • Criticisms and shortcomings of feminist perspectives
  • 16 Summary: A bio-psychosocial perspective: Strengths and resilience
  • The bio-psychosocial perspective
  • Key concepts related to resilience and strengths
  • Implications for social work practice
  • References
  • Index