10 Questions
What is the formal definition of health according to the World Health Organization?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Which of the following is a subjective symptom of disease or injury?
Pain
What is health psychology primarily devoted to understanding?
How people stay healthy and why people become ill
According to the Biopsychosocial Model, what is emphasized in the diagnosis and treatment of health or illness?
Biological, psychological, and social factors
What is the main advantage of the Biopsychosocial Model according to the given text?
It adopts a systems theory approach to health and illness
What is the primary reason for the need for the field of Health Psychology as mentioned in the text?
To understand and affect lifestyle factors due to changing patterns of illness and causes of death
What are the important contributions of Psychology to Health as per the text?
Contributing to keeping people healthy rather than treating them when they become ill
What were the four fluids of the body in the humoral theory?
Blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
What did the germ theory discover about particles in the air?
They could cause diseases despite being invisible
What is the main difference between the biomedical model and the biopsychosocial model of health?
The biomedical model believes that illness is solely due to somatic bodily processes while the biopsychosocial model considers biological, psychological, and social factors
Learn about the introduction and history of health psychology, including the definition of health and the World Health Organization's perspective on it. Explore the psychological influences on maintaining health and responding to illness.
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