Week 13 Lecture Flashcards
1
Q
What is health psychology?
A
The science of health and behaviour
2
Q
What is health psychology in a sentence?
A
is a specialty area which focuses on how biology, psychology, behaviour and social factors influence health and illness
3
Q
What is the role of psychology in health psychology?
A
Factors are contributors to all stages along the continuum fro being healthy to ill
4
Q
Who developed the biopsychosocial model?
A
Engel (1977)
5
Q
Coronary heart disease is predicted to remain the leading cause of death for how long?
A
the next 10 years
