Health Psychology And Its Models
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Health Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of psychological factors affecting health and
illness.
Mind-Body Problem - CORRECT ANSWER Debate on the relationship between mental and
physical states.
Monism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy that mind and body are one entity.
Dualism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy that mind and body are separate.
Acute Illness - CORRECT ANSWER Short-term health conditions, often severe.
Chronic Illness - CORRECT ANSWER Long-lasting health conditions requiring ongoing
management.
Psychosomatic Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER Study of how psychological factors affect
physical health.
Biomedical Model - CORRECT ANSWER Health model focusing on biological factors of
disease.
Reductionist Approach - CORRECT ANSWER Simplifying complex health issues to biological
components.
Empirical Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge based on observation and
experimentation.