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Describe and evaluate 1 model of abnormality The Cognitive Model of Abnormality This model assumes that people become mentally disordered because their thought becomes irrational and disturbed. Aaron Bech Bech believes that if your thought becomes disturbed it can have a knock on effect which will eventually lead to mental illness. He says that your distorted thought patterns can lead to feelings of inadequacy, meaning that you do not feel as good as every one else and a feeling that every one looks down at you. Basically a feeling of self-loathing. He then says that this leads onto a change in behaviour, which will be seen as abnormal by the rest of the "normal" populace. This is then said to lead on to Mental illness as the feelings of worthlessness become ever greater and more prominent in the persons mind. So therefore: Distorted feelings Change Mental Thoughts (inadequacy, of behaviour illness Hopelessness) According...

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