Applications of personality: implications for health and well-being

Question 1

Biomedical perspective

Answer 1

health is absence of negative biological circumstances
external and internal physical factors
individuals as patients to be treated
treated by medical professionals
health and illness qualitatively different
separation between mind and body

Question 2

Biopsychosocial model

Answer 2

physical , mental and cultural values/religious beliefs

Question 3

Health

Answer 3

sate of complete physical, mental and social well-being (absence of disease)
x- difficult to achieve

Question 4

Alternative health definition

Answer 4

state of well-being with many aspects not simply absence of illness

Question 5

Personality leads to illness model

Answer 5

personality affects biological activities which leads to illness
eg type A personality (hostility and competitiveness) leads to higher cholestral leads to CHD
X- contradict results with measuring type A

Question 6

Same biological processes underpin personality and illness

Answer 6

biological causes leads to both personality and illness so correlation between personality and illness
e.g.- genetic predisposition leads to CHD and Hostility

Question 7

personality causing behaviours linked to illness

Answer 7

personality influences behaviours which leads to illness
eg- sensation seeking personality traits leads to smoking which leads to lung disease

Question 8

illness changes personality

Answer 8

illness to personality
eg chronic arthritis leads to less opportunities to socialise lowering extraversion
also leads to increased concerns about managing condition which leads to high neuroticism1