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What is the main focus of critical health psychology?
What is the main focus of critical health psychology?
According to the text, what does individualism assumption in health psychology emphasize?
According to the text, what does individualism assumption in health psychology emphasize?
What does critical health psychology tend to question?
What does critical health psychology tend to question?
Which factor is predominantly valued in individualistic societies?
Which factor is predominantly valued in individualistic societies?
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According to the text, what does psychology tend to downplay in the context of individual health?
According to the text, what does psychology tend to downplay in the context of individual health?
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What is the primary focus of critical health psychology?
What is the primary focus of critical health psychology?
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What is the focus of critical health psychology?
What is the focus of critical health psychology?
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According to the text, what effect does an ideology of individualism have on health psychology?
According to the text, what effect does an ideology of individualism have on health psychology?
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What does critical health psychology propose to follow?
What does critical health psychology propose to follow?
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What epistemological assumption has been increasingly challenged since the 1970s?
What epistemological assumption has been increasingly challenged since the 1970s?
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Which model is associated with the work of Michie, van Stralen, and West?
Which model is associated with the work of Michie, van Stralen, and West?
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What does health psychology often reinforce, according to the text?
What does health psychology often reinforce, according to the text?
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'An ideology of individualism fits well with a discipline whose objective is the understanding of individual behavior.' - What does this statement imply?
'An ideology of individualism fits well with a discipline whose objective is the understanding of individual behavior.' - What does this statement imply?
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'Most psychological research is underpinned by a realist assumption.' - What does this statement mean?
'Most psychological research is underpinned by a realist assumption.' - What does this statement mean?
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'Health psychology proposes to follow a biopsychosocial model.' - What does this imply about the approach?
'Health psychology proposes to follow a biopsychosocial model.' - What does this imply about the approach?
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'The Individualism Assumption obscures social factors such as poverty, race, and class.' - What does this statement suggest?
'The Individualism Assumption obscures social factors such as poverty, race, and class.' - What does this statement suggest?
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