Hereditary Factors• What is heredity?
- sum total of the qualities, characteristics, and traits which have been transmitted from generation to generation.
Hereditary Factors• Many mental illnesses run
in families, suggesting that people who have a family member with a mental illness are more likely to develop one themselves.
Hereditary Factors• According to the 2000 Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, individuals with first degree relatives suffering from schizophrenia are at 10 times greater risk for getting it compared to the general population.
Physical FactorsA tired, malnourished child tends to be irritable and unreasonable. His attention span is short and his infrequent reading may be due to physical disabilities of vision, hearing or even neurological disorder.
Socio- Cultural Factors• The emotional atmosphere that the
child experiences at home determines whether he will have feelings of personal security, safety or anxiety, hatred or defiance of authority in the future.
Socio- Cultural Factors• SCHOOL
- the school can assist the child with his mental health problems as well as becoming well- informed and physically healthy.
Socio- Cultural Factors- The school curriculum
must be made in such a way that it can help promote personality adjustment.
Socio- Cultural Factors• COMMUNITY
- Social support, good friendships, and the ability to participate in economic and community life help people to maintain good mental health.
Socio- Cultural Factors- Belonging to a social
network can make people feel loved, valued and cared for.