Health psychology linking paragraphs
Brigham et al - correct answer-This study demonstrates the BPS model of health and well
being. This is seen in the effectiveness of treatments based on buprenorphine (a biological
factor) combined with therapy (psychological factor) and family attending meetings with
therapists(social factor), compared to a biological drug treatment alone. This is important as
it demonstrates that all 3 components on the BPS model plays a role in health and addition
how we cannot explore each factor on it's own but must take into account how different
factors interact with each other to assess the best approach to addiction. Therefore, the BPS
model is effective at understanding how to rest health problems well as understanding the
cause
Brody et al - correct answer-Brody et al demonstrates the role of dopamine in addiction. This
is shown in the differences in results between individuals who had not recently had a
cigarette in a PET scan. Those who had smoked a cigarette showed a release of dopamine.
This demonstrates that when cigarettes are smoked they lead to a release in dopamine.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with the reward system, and therefore this
suggests that health problems such as being addicted to cigarettes may be due to the
rewarding effects experienced. Therefore, this study shows that the biological approach can
lead us to understand a health problem
Cooke et al linking paragraph - correct answer-Cooke et al demonstrates the theory of
planned behaviour for alcohol consumption. This is seen in correlations between alcohol
consumption intention and attitude, subjective norm and perceived behaviour control. As this
a meta-analysis, there are varying ways in which the studies show these results. However,
those that used precise definitions of alcohol consumption reported stronger. TPB
relationships than studies that used vague definitions of consumption. This is important as all
key components of the model have been found to be associated with alcohol use. This
model focuses on the thought processes of individuals and therefore can offer a cognitive
explanation of explaining of health problem
Dom et al linking paragraph - correct answer-Dom et al demonstrates the role of the
economy in determining prevalence rates of addiction. This is seen in the changes in the use
of different substances during the economic crisis. This evidence demonstrates that the
prevalence of different substance use will change depending on individuals financial
situation and also the stress they are experiencing as a result. For families that still have
their jobs but less disposable income - the use of substances will decrease. However for
families who have lost their jobs, arguably the potential stress of this can lead to an increase
in substance use. Therefore a countries level of unemployment and overall financial stability
are factors which influence prevalence rates of health problems
Feigl et al linking paragraph - correct answer-Feigl et al demonstrates laws can modify the
prevalence rates of a health problem. This can be seen in a reduction of the number of
smokers in lower grade students after a smoking ban was introduced. However, it must be
noted that the ban had no effect on higher grade students. This shows that laws banning
smoking slow the initiation of smoking in students, as shown by less lower grade students
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