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. (correct)
  • The process of controlling individuals and communities to ensure their health and safety.
  • The process of studying human behavior and mind in relation to health and safety.
  • The process of providing medical treatment to individuals and communities to improve their health.

    • What is the focus of health psychology?

  • The study of social behavior, society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life.
  • People’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about health, including models to predict and enable behavior change. (correct)
  • The scientific study of human behavior and mind or mental process.
  • The study of human behavior in social situations.

    • 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. (correct)
  • The study of human behavior in social situations.
  • People’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about health, including models to predict and enable behavior change.
  • The scientific study of human behavior and mind or mental process.

    • 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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