The social, cultural, and temporal circumstances surrounding psychological phenomena that influence their expression, interpretation, and understanding across different time periods.
Example: How understanding of mental illness has evolved from supernatural explanations to medical models to biopsychosocial frameworks, affecting diagnosis and treatment approaches.
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