Introduction to Health Psychology

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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?

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?

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?

<p>External invasion or internal physical changes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does health psychology study?

<p>The role of psychology in any physical health problem including coughs and colds, cancer, coronary heart disease, HIV, obesity, and diabetes. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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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

Diseases stem from external factors (like pathogens) or internal physical changes (like organ malfunction).

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.