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What is the main focus of Health Psychology?
The role of psychological factors in health and illness
What are the two main aims of Health Psychology?
To understand, explain, develop and test theory, and to put theory into practice
Where do Health Psychologists work?
Hospitals, community health settings, research units, local authorities, public health departments, and universities
What is the required training to become a Health Psychologist?
A BPS accredited Masters in Health Psychology or a BPS accredited Doctorate in Health Psychology
What is the Health Locus of Control?
The degree to which people believe that their health is controlled by internal or external factors
What is the definition of health according to WHO?
A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the biopsychosocial perspective?
A perspective that looks at health and illness from biological, psychological, and social factors
What is the difference between well or wellness behaviour, symptom-based behaviour, and illness behaviour?
Well or wellness behaviour is proactive, symptom-based behaviour is reactive, and illness behaviour is passive
What is the role of the person in illness, lifestyle, personality, and psychological factors according to the biomedical model?
Not considered
What is unrealistic optimism?
When people tend to think they are less likely to be ill than the next person
What is the work experience required to become a Health Psychologist?
Voluntary or paid work experience tailored to the type of work one is interested in
What are the direct and indirect pathways between health and illness?
There are direct and indirect pathways between health and illness
What is the main focus of Health Psychology?
The role of psychological factors in health and illness
What are the two main aims of Health Psychology?
To understand, explain, develop and test theory, and to put theory into practice
Where do Health Psychologists work?
Hospitals, community health settings, research units, local authorities, public health departments, and universities
What is the required training to become a Health Psychologist?
A BPS accredited Masters in Health Psychology or a BPS accredited Doctorate in Health Psychology
What is the Health Locus of Control?
The degree to which people believe that their health is controlled by internal or external factors
What is the definition of health according to WHO?
A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the biopsychosocial perspective?
A perspective that looks at health and illness from biological, psychological, and social factors
What is the difference between well or wellness behaviour, symptom-based behaviour, and illness behaviour?
Well or wellness behaviour is proactive, symptom-based behaviour is reactive, and illness behaviour is passive
What is the role of the person in illness, lifestyle, personality, and psychological factors according to the biomedical model?
Not considered
What is unrealistic optimism?
When people tend to think they are less likely to be ill than the next person
What is the work experience required to become a Health Psychologist?
Voluntary or paid work experience tailored to the type of work one is interested in
What are the direct and indirect pathways between health and illness?
There are direct and indirect pathways between health and illness
What is the main focus of Health Psychology?
The role of psychological factors in health and illness.
What are the two main aims of Health Psychology?
To understand, explain, develop and test theory, and to put theory into practice.
Where do Health Psychologists work?
Hospitals, community health settings, research units, local authorities, public health departments, and universities.
What is the required training to become a Health Psychologist?
A BPS accredited Masters in Health Psychology or a BPS accredited Doctorate in Health Psychology.
What is the Health Locus of Control?
The degree to which people believe that their health is controlled by internal or external factors.
What is the definition of health according to WHO?
A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being.
What is the biopsychosocial perspective?
A perspective that looks at health and illness from biological, psychological, and social factors.
What is the difference between well or wellness behaviour, symptom-based behaviour or illness behaviour, and sick role behaviour?
Well or wellness behaviour focuses on maintaining or improving health, symptom-based behaviour or illness behaviour focuses on seeking treatment for symptoms, and sick role behaviour focuses on seeking help and relying on others when ill.
What is unrealistic optimism?
When people tend to think they are less likely to be ill than the next person.
What is the biomedical model?
A model that does not consider the role of the person in illness, lifestyle, personality, and psychological factors.
What is the requirement to become a registered Health Psychologist?
To be registered with the Health and Care Professional Council and require work experience, which can be voluntary or paid and should be tailored to the type of work one is interested in.
Study Notes
Introduction to Health Psychology
- Health Psychology focuses on the role of psychological factors in health and illness.
- The two main aims of Health Psychology are to understand, explain, develop and test theory, and to put theory into practice.
- Health Psychologists work in hospitals, community health settings, research units, local authorities, public health departments, and universities, and may act as consultants and work with other professionals.
- To become a Health Psychologist, one needs to become a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and complete the required training, including a BPS accredited Masters in Health Psychology or a BPS accredited Doctorate in Health Psychology.
- Health Psychologists need to be registered with the Health and Care Professional Council and require work experience, which can be voluntary or paid and should be tailored to the type of work one is interested in.
- Health is not just the absence of disease, but a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, according to WHO's definition.
- Health and illness exist on a continuum, and there are direct and indirect pathways between them.
- The biomedical model, though responsible for medical advancements, does not consider the role of the person in illness, lifestyle, personality, and psychological factors.
- Health Psychology looks at health and illness from the biopsychosocial perspective.
- Behaviour influences longevity and mortality, and health behaviours can be well or wellness behaviour, symptom-based behaviour or illness behaviour, and sick role behaviour.
- Health Locus of Control is the degree to which people believe that their health is controlled by internal or external factors and is associated with whether people change their behaviour or not.
- Unrealistic optimism is when people tend to think they are less likely to be ill than the next person, and it is caused by inaccurate perceptions of risk or susceptibility, lack of personal experience of the problem, belief that it is preventable by individual action, belief that if it hadn't appeared yet, it won't in the future, and belief that the problem is infrequent.
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