A2 Psychological approaches to health, wellbeing and illness

Which approach isn't used in health psychology?

Social learning approach

Behviourist approach

Cognitive approach

Social approach

Someone being gentically predisposed to an illness or dieases means they are CERTAIN to develop it.

True

False

What is not mentioned in the behaviourist approach?

The role of cues

Role models

Positive and negative reinforcement

Punishment

How can cognitive dissonance be solved?

Changing your behaviour

Moving house/ changing your environment

Changing your appearance

What forms of reinforcement are used in health psychology?

Operant conditioning reinforcement

Postitive/negative

Biases

Environmental cues

The social learning approach takes into account biological influences.

True

False

What isn't an effect of parental and peer role models?

Your friends start to smoke, you may want to try smoking too

Watching our friends being healthy = more likely to repeat that behaviour

Learning through observing and imitating our friends and our parents

Watching our friends being healthy = less likely to repeat that behaviour

If role model acts unhealthy, we will also be more likely to partake in the same unhealthy behaviour

True

False

Cognitive dissonance is when someone is in a situation with the same attitudes, beliefs or behaviours

True

False

Which of the following isn't a result of a high imbalance of dopamine?

Psychosis

Poor impule control

Developmental problems

High fever

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