Chapter 1 Flashcards
(33 cards)
The definition of the biomedical model
Proposes that all diseases or physical disorders can be explained by disturbances in psychological processes, which result from injury, biochemical imbalances, bacterial or viral infections & the like
Definition of biopsychosocial model
Person added to biomedical model, adds all 3 factors together. Proposes that all 3 factors affect & are affected by the persons health. (Key party of the foundation of health psychology)
Illness/wellness continuum
Aaron Antonovskys concept of a continuum with death at one end & wellness at the other
Definition of ‘health’
A positive state of physical,mental, & social wellbeing - not simply the absence of injury or disease.
Infectious diseases are….
Acute illnesses caused by harmful matter or microorganisms, such as bacteria, or viruses in the body.
Chronic diseases are…
Degenerative illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer & stroke- that develop of persist over a long period of time.
Mind/body problem is…
(Although we can separate the mind and body conceptually) issue of whether they function independently?
Middle Ages…
Collapse of Roman Empire in 5th century.
Renaissance =
14th, 15th century, mind & body seen as different entities, more ‘human centred’ than ‘God centred’
Biomedical model…
18th & 19th century, belief that the mind/body are separate, ‘model’
For conceptualising health & illness.
Risk factors…
Characteristics or conditions that are associated with the development of a disease or injury.
Personality refers to…
A persons cognitive, affective or behavioural tendencies that are stable across time & situations.
Psychosomatic medicine was formed in….
1930s, leaders included psychoanalysts & psychiatrists.
Behavioural medicine refers to…
An organisation (formed) called the Society if Behavioural Medicine.
‘Health psychology’….
A field that is principally within the discipline of psychology.
4 goals of health psychology…
1 promote & maintain health
2 prevent & treat illness
3 identify the causes & diagnostic correlates of health, illness, & related dysfunction
4 analyse & improve health care systems & health policy.
Behavioural methods apply mainly…
Principles of operant conditioning to change behaviour.
Cognitive methods are geared towards…
Changing people’s feelings & thought processes, such as by helping individuals identify & alter problematic beliefs.
The biopsychosocial model expands the…
Biomedical view by adding to biological factors connections to psychological & social factors. (All 3 affect & are affected by the persons health) key foundation of health psychology
A ‘system’ is a…
Dynamic entity with components that are continuously interrelated. (By this definition, your body quantifies as a system)
Mortality means
Death (generally on a large scale- epidemiologists)
Morbidity means…
Illness, injury or disability…. Basically any detectable departure from wellness.
Sociocultural means
Involving social & cultural factors.
For research methods, a ‘variable’ is a
Measurable characteristic of people, objects or events that may change.
