Psychosocial Foundations of Health Promotion

Psychosocial Foundations of Health Promotion

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What is the definition of health promotion?

The process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health and safety and thereby improve their health.

What is the focus of health psychology?

People’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about health, including models to predict and enable behavior change.

What is the primary focus of sociology in relation to health promotion?

Social behavior, society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life.

What is the biomedical perspective on health and illnesses?

<p>&quot;Health is located only in the body; a physical entity quite separate from psychological and social processes.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does health psychology primarily deal with?

<p>&quot;People’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about health, including models to predict and enable behavior change.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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