Discussion Forum Question Psychological factors

Part 1 : Choose two of the following mental health conditions and discuss how the changes in
pathophysiology link to the clinical symptoms you would observe.
1) Anxiety
2) Affective
3) Bipolar
4) Psychosis

5) Schizophrenia
6) Borderline personality
7) Comorbid substance use
Part 2 : Discuss the social and psychological factors which would influence development of the
conditions you have chosen and why they are important when conducting a mental health
assessment.
Hint: Investigate health psychology for behavioural or cognitive theories for behaviour e,g, Jean
Piaget, Erik Erikson, John Turner.