AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Health psychology aims to provide insights into which of the following?
A
Who is responsible for health and illness, how illness should be treated and what is the relationship between the mind and body?
B
What is the relationship between health and illness, and what is the role of psychology in this relationship?
C
All of these
D
How can health be maintained and what causes illness?
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Health psychology focuses on how biological, social and psychological factors influence health and illness. Health psychologists study how patients handle illness, why some people don’t follow medical advice and the most effective ways to control pain or change poor health habits.

Detailed explanation-2: -Goals. The goal of health psychology is to apply health education, information, prevention, and control in ways that will alleviate patients’ physical symptoms and improve their lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Health psychology relies on the Biopsychosocial Model of Health . This model posits that biology, psychology, and social factors are just as important in the development of disease as biological causes (e.g., germs, viruses), which is consistent with the World Health Organization ( 1946 ) definition of health .

Detailed explanation-4: -It deals with the human mind and behavior. In psychology, there is a study of social behaviors, human development, and emotions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Health Psychology Examples Health psychology looks at how the mind and body are connected in health and illness. Examples of how health psychology can help include providing interventions when someone feels large amounts of anxiety and experiences headaches or stomach problems.

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