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Boys And the biopsychosocial model

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODELHealth and wellbeing is best understood in terms of a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors rather than purely in biological terms.

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BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODELAccording to modern neuroscience:The brain and behavior are inextricably linked by the plasticity of the nervous system. The brain is the organ of mental function; psychological phenomena have their origin in that complex organ. Psychological and sociocultural phenomena are represented in the brain through memories and learning, which involve structural changes in the neurons and neuronal circuits.

Gurian & Stevens: Boys and Girls in mindBiological processesBrain components sizeBrain connectionsBehaviours in the classroomAchievement at schoolSocial effects

Delfos: Boys & girls, similar yet differentBiological differencesBrain diffs lead to behaviour diffsPreferred behavioursEvents trigger body responsesDifferent responses boys and girls

Nagel: Frogs & snailsBiological processesConsequences of these in schoolcaptured in classroomsLearning through movement

Celia Lashlie - From Boys to MenHow biological affects psychologicalHow social affects psychological

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Tying it togetherBoys gender affects how their bodies and brains function.Their brains and bodies determine their thoughts and behaviours, which are influenced by the values and beliefs of their home , their neighbourhood, their peers.