Compare and contrast how theories with cultural determinism underpinning suggest social workers should respond to the problem of chronic mental illness compared to theories that integrate biological and cultural explanations for human behavior.

Compare and contrast how theories with cultural determinism underpinning suggest social workers should respond to the problem of chronic mental illness compared to theories that integrate biological and cultural explanations for human behavior.

The chapter talks about the physiological aspects of tobacco use. What would one have to know about the psychological and social elements of tobacco use to effectively educate clients about the use of the substance?

Discuss how findings from the HGP are likely to change our current understanding of mental illness. How will the findings change the kinds of interventions used by social workers? What practices are likely to remain unchanged?