AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who defined health psychology as ‘the aggregate of the specific educational, scientific, and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the identification of etiologic and diagnostic correlates of health, illness, and related dysfunction’?
A
Marino and Gonzales-Portillo (2000)
B
Matarazzo (1980)
C
Bastien (1989)
D
Johnston, Weinman and Chater (2011
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -November 2022) Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Health psychology uses a biopsychosocial model of treatment, which means that biological, psychological, and social factors of well-being are considered. The biopsychosocial model is especially relevant in the present day, as major causes of illness and death have changed over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The discipline of health psychology focuses on promoting good health and health care and investigates psychological and social factors important in preventing and treating illness.

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