Biopsychosocial Model in Health Psychology

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What is the main focus of health psychology?

  • Impact of education on preventing illnesses
  • Factors influencing health and illness (correct)
  • Family's response to illness and disease
  • Physiological bases of emotions

According to Matarazzo (1982), what are the key areas health psychology contributes to?

  • Improvement of the education system
  • Enhancement of artistic expression
  • Analysis of aetiologic and diagnostic correlates (correct)
  • Promotion of science and technology

What is one of the questions health psychology aims to answer?

  • Are there different types of clouds?
  • How do plants grow in different environments?
  • Can certain behaviors predispose us to particular illnesses? (correct)
  • What are the benefits of meditation?

According to the Biomedical Model, diseases are believed to originate from ____________.

<p>Chemical imbalances (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the Biopsychosocial Model, health is considered to be influenced by which factors?

<p>Biological, psychological, and social factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Biopsychosocial Model differ from the traditional healthcare approach?

<p>It focuses on prevention rather than cure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT considered in the Biopsychosocial Model?

<p>Climate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Biopsychosocial Model, which individual characteristic plays a role in the aetiology of illness?

<p>Optimistic bias (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized in the Biopsychosocial Model regarding individuals' health status?

<p>The need to consider both micro and macro-level causes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key beliefs that inform the Biopsychosocial Model?

<p>Beliefs predict unhealthy behaviors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can understanding psychological factors in illness help?

<p>It can help alleviate pain, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, and depression (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field is health psychology related to?

<p>Psychology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the recent developments in health psychology?

<p>Health promotion is a recent development in health psychology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the areas related to health psychology?

<p>Nutrition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one aim of health psychology according to Ogden (2002)?

<p>To evaluate the role of behavior in the aetiology of illness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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