A1- Psychological definitions

Question 1

A1-Health and ill health

Health

Answer 1

WHO 1947, defined health as a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’.

Question 2

A1-Health and ill health

Ill Health

Answer 2

Is any deviationa state of complete physical, menatal and social wellbeing and not merely the presence of disease or infirmity.

Question 3

A1- Health and ill health

Biopsychosocial

Answer 3

Engle 1977. diagnosis and tratments of health should take into account biological facotrs (genes), psychological behaviour/ behavioural characteristics (stress) and social environment (family).

Question 3

A1- Health and ill health

Biomedical defintion

Answer 3

Diagnosis and treatments of helath problems focuses primarily on physical or biological factors.

Question 4

A1- Health and ill health

Health as a continuum

Answer 4

Health varies between 2 ectremes. you can either be very healthy or very unhealthy or somewhere in between.

Question 5

A1 Behavioural and physiological addiction

Physiological addiction

Answer 5

Incolves compulsively taking a substance in which you can build up tolerance and experience withdrawl symptoms when you reduce or abstain.

Question 6

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Behvaioural addiction

Answer 6

involves compulsivelt doing an action in which you can build up tolerance and experience withdrawl symptoms when you reduce or abstain.

Question 7

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Dependence (Salience)

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 7

The addict becomes so dependent on the substance/behaviour that it becomes the most important thing in their life

Question 8

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Tolerance

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 8

More of the substance / behaviour is needed to experience the same ‘‘buzz’’ as the firts/last time.

Question 9

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Withdrawl

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 9

Unpleasent symptoms experienced when the addict reduces or abstains the substance/behavioir. This can either either be physiological (headaches) or psychological (low mood).

Question 10

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Relapse

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 10

Reverting back to the addiction after a period of reducation/ abstinence.

Question 11

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Mood Alteration

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 11

The addicts mood tends to chnage dramatically when they are taking the substance/ engaging in behaviour.

Question 12

Behavioural and physiological addiction

Conflict

Griffiths 6 components of addiction

Answer 12

Interpersonal conflict is when the addict is clashing with the people around them die to their addiction. Intrapersonal is when the addict is clashing with themsleves due to their addiction.

Question 13

Stress

Stress

Answer 13

Stress is an emotioal response to athreat. These threats are called stressors. They may be physical or Psychological.

Question 14

Stress

Stressors

Answer 14

Stressors are threats that create stress.
* Physicsl stressors- There are many things in the environment hat create stres such as temprature, noise and overcrowding.
* Psychlogical stressors- Major events in our lives (marriage, divorce), evryday niggles and annoyances (being stuck in a traffic jam).

Question 15

Stress

The Stress Response

Answer 15

1. Physical stress- How the body reacts physically to a stressor (increased heart rates, sweating).
2. Psychlogical stress- The emtion you experience when a stressor occurs.

Question 16

Stress

Stress and percived ability to cope

Answer 16

This describes how just becuase a stressor happens to you, this does not mean you will experience psychlogical stress, thus just depends on how you think about it and your ability to cope with it.