Abnormal discussion

Two important issues that all models should address were summarized in 1982 by Philip Brickman et al.: (l) are people with disorders are responsible for their problems? and (2) should they be responsible for solutions to their problems? The medical model assumes that people are responsible for neither their problems nor the solutions to them. The model implies that professionals must provide help and that disturbed people are relatively passive during recovery. In the extreme form, humanistic‑existential thinkers suggest that people are responsible for both creating and solving their difficulties. What do you think? Discuss the implications of Brickman et al.’s perspective.

Reference: Brickman, P., Rabinowitz, V. C, Karuza, J., Coates, D., Cohn, E., & Kidder, L. (1982). Models of helping and coping. American Psychologist, 37, 368–384.

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