DP Psychology Questionbank

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Over the past century the relationship between behaviour and individual health has attracted attention because of an increase in diseases caused by personal habits. Health psychology is concerned with how different factors, such as lifestyle and social context, may influence health and illness. One of the goals of health psychology is to promote an understanding of behaviour that leads to a healthier lifestyle. The health psychology option focuses on stress, substance abuse, addiction, obesity and health promotion.

Health psychologists have investigated causes of health problems such as stress, substance abuse, addiction, overeating and obesity in order to find ways to counter their damaging consequences and prevent their occurrence. One of the benefits of this research is an improved understanding of the relationship between environmental and biological factors as well as cognition in determining individual behaviour. This helps in the development of prevention and treatment strategies, for example, in terms of understanding how people value their health. It also enables health promotion campaigns to be more efficiently designed.

There are differences in attitudes towards health-related behaviour among different cultures, as well as variations in the incidence of health problems such as stress, eating disorders and substance abuse. It is important for health psychologists to take these factors into account.

Directly related questions

• 16N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.9:

  Evaluate one or more models and/or theories of health promotion.

• 16N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.8:

  Evaluate one or more treatments for obesity.

• 16N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.7:

  To what extent do cognitive factors influence health-related behaviour (stress, substance abuse, addictive behaviour, overeating and/or obesity)?

• 17M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.9:

  Explain two or more factors related to the development of substance abuse and/or addictive behaviour.

• 17M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.8:

  Discuss two or more factors related to overeating and the development of obesity.

• 17M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.7:

  Evaluate two strategies for coping with stress.

• 17N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.07:

  Discuss social and/or psychological aspects of stress.

• 17N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.08:

  Discuss the effectiveness of one or more health promotion strategies.

• 17N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.09:

  Evaluate one or more prevention strategies for obesity.

• 18M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.7:

  Health psychology

  Discuss physiological and/or social aspects of stress.

• 18M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.8:

  Health psychology

  Examine one or more models and/or theories of health promotion.

• 18M.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.9:

  Health psychology

  To what extent do biological factors influence health-related behaviour?
  
  

• 18N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.9:

  Discuss two or more factors related to overeating and the development of obesity.

• 18N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.7:

  Discuss one or more strategies for coping with stress.

• 18N.Paper 2.BP.TZ0.8:

  Examine one or more prevention strategies for substance abuse and/or addictive behaviour.