WEEK 1 - Health Psychology

Question 1

define health

Answer 1

the state of complete, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing- not just absense of illness

Question 2

define health psychology

Answer 2

proffessional contributions of the discipline of psyc to the promotion and matience of health and treatment of illness & related disfunction

Question 3

two aims of health psyc

Answer 3

1. develop & test the theory of health behaviour

2. put theory into practice

Question 4

clinical vs health psyc

Answer 4

mental (therapy etc) vs physical (beliefs & behaviours) health

Question 5

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL- engel 1977

Answer 5

intergrates alll three traditional models of health

Question 6

DUAL PATHWAY MODEL

Answer 6

there are indirect and direct pathways through which an individuals health is impacted

Question 7

direct pathway

Answer 7

impact of psychology/stress on illness

Question 8

indirect pathway

Answer 8

where psychology influences behaviour which in turn impacts health

Question 9

key questions in health psychology

Answer 9

what causes illness?
who is responsible for illness?
how should illness be treated?
who is responsible for treatment?
relationship between health and illness?
relationship between mind and body? 
role of psychology in health?

Question 10

health as a continuum

Answer 10

suggests health is a continumm starting with illness onset, then illness adaptation then illness outcomes - psyc plays a role at each step