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What is the focus of health psychology?
What is the focus of health psychology?
- Studying mental illness exclusively
- Investigating social media's impact on health
- Exploring the history of psychology
- Studying physical illness and health behaviors (correct)
According to the biomedical model, where do diseases originate from?
According to the biomedical model, where do diseases originate from?
- Exclusively from internal physical changes
- Mainly from psychological factors
- Primarily from social interactions
- Either from outside the body or as internal physical changes (correct)
What are the key theoretical frameworks used in health psychology?
What are the key theoretical frameworks used in health psychology?
- Biopsychosocial model, health and illness as a continuum, direct and indirect pathways between health and illness, and focus on variability (correct)
- Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, and gestalt psychology
- Cognitive dissonance theory, operant conditioning, classical conditioning, and social learning theory
- Psychoanalytic theory, humanistic theory, behaviorism, and cognitive theory
What does the biomedical model attribute as causes of illness?
What does the biomedical model attribute as causes of illness?
What does health psychology study?
What does health psychology study?
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Health Psychology Focus
Health Psychology Focus
The study of the role of psychology in physical health problems, such as colds, cancer, heart disease, HIV, obesity, and diabetes.
Biomedical Model: Disease Origin
Biomedical Model: Disease Origin
Diseases stem from external factors (like pathogens) or internal physical changes (like organ malfunction).
Key Health Psychology Frameworks
Key Health Psychology Frameworks
Used to understand health and illness; includes the biopsychosocial model, continuum of health notion, direct and indirect pathways, and individual variability.
Biomedical Model: Illness Causes
Biomedical Model: Illness Causes
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What Health Psychology Studies
What Health Psychology Studies
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