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Unit 1: An Introduction to the Key Theoretical Frameworks of Psychology…

- - - - (eg. diet, exercise, sleep, help-seeking, medication adherence)
- - - - What causes illness?
        
        Diseases either come from outside the body, invading the body and causing physical changes within the body
        
        or originate as internal physical changes.
        
        Caused by several factors such as:
        
        chemical imbalances
        
        bacteria
        
        viruses
        
        genetic predisposition
      - Who is responsible for illness?
        
        Because illness is seen as arising from biological changes beyond their control, individuals are not seen as responsible for their illness.
        
        They are regarded as victims of some external force causing internal changes.
      - How should illness be treated?
        
        The biomedical model regards treatment in terms of:
        All of which aim to change the physical state of the body.
        
        vaccination
        
        medication
        
        chemotherapy
        
        surgery
      - Who is responsible for treatment?
        
        The responsibility for treatment rests with the medical profession.
      - What is the role of psychology in health and illness?
        
        Within traditional biomedicine, illness may have psychological consequences, but not psychological causes. For example, cancer may cause unhappiness but mood is not seen as related to either the onset or progression of cancer.