What Is Health Psychology Flashcards
Outline the biomedical approach to health
Ill health is beyond our control From external factors Treatment is the responsibility of medical professionals You are either healthy or ill Separation of mind and body No role for health psychologists
What was freuds challenge to the biomedical approach to health
Psychosomatic medicine- the link between social and psychological factors and health
Hysterical paralysis- paralysis with no organic cause
What did the world health organisation show in 2012 that challenged the biomedical approach
There was a shift from communicable diseases to ischaemic heart disease as the number one cause of death in the world
What was McKeown 1979 challenge to the biomedical approach
Life expectancy was poorer In smokers
How did WHO define health in 1947
A state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing. Not merely an absence of disease and infirmity
(A continuum of health)
What was Engels 1977 challenge of the biomedical approach and praise of the biopsychosocial approach
A model needs to take into account the patient, the social context in which he lives and the complementary system devised by society to deal with the disruptive effects of illness, that is, the physician role and the healthcare system. This requires a biopsychosocial model.
What are 4 biological causes of illness
Genetics Viruses Legions Bacteria Vulnerability Exposure
What are 4 psychological factors in the onset of illness
Beliefs Attitude Stress Anxiety Personality
What are 4 social factors in the onset of illness
Social economic status Peers Work Ethnicity Culture Family
What are the two main aims of health psychology
To develop and test theory
Applying theory in practice
Give 3 similarities between the biomedical approach to Meath and the biopsychosocial approach to health
Illness can be caused by biological features
Medical a professionals have some responsibility for treatment
You can be either sick or healthy
There can be psychological consequences from an illness
Give 3 differences between the biomedical and the biopsychosocial approach to health
Bps illness can also be cause by factors other than biology
Bm says patients are victims that have no responsibility for their health
Bps treats the whole person not just the ailment
Scale vs healthy or unhealthy
Bps is holistic bm is dualistic
What are 3 precious views of health psychology
Trephination Balance of humors Act of God Dualism Biomedical approach
