PSY408 GDB 1 Solution and Discussion

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Semester Fall 2019
HealthPsychology (PSY408)
Assignment No. 01
Due Date: 18.11.2019 Marks: 20
Assignment Objectives:
Upon completing the assignment, students will have better understanding of Bio-psycho-social and bio-medical model.
Dear Students;
Health models are discussed in your lectures. Your task is to read the lesson in detail and answer the following questions.

1. Differentiate between Bio-medical model and Bio-Psycho-Social Model. (2)
2. Biological, Psychological and social factors play an import role in development,
   maintenance and treatment of any disease/disorder. Your task is to write what could be the biological, psychological and social factors in development of the disease/disorder given in table below. Write at least one factor against each category.
   Hypertension
   Diabetes Depression
   Obesity Heart Disease Cancer
   Note: Please record your answers in the given table.

S. No	Disease/Disorder	Biological Factors (6x1=6)	Psychological Factors (6x1=6)	Social Factors (6x1=6)
01	Hypertension
02	Diabetes
03	Depression
04	Obesity
05	Heart Disease
06	Cancer

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Solution:

S. No	Disease/Disorder	Biological Factors (6x1=6)	Psychological Factors (6x1=6)	Social Factors (6x1=6)
01	Hypertension	High Cholesterol Level	Negative thinking	Family/workplace issues
02	Diabetes	Insulin impairment	Lack of motivation to change life style	Culturally saying no. to sweets is embarrassing.
03	Depression	Low dopamine	Negative thinking	Family pressures
04	Obesity	Genetic factor	Low self esteem	Bullying
05	Heart Disease	High Cholesterol Level	Negative thinking	Family/workplace issues
06	Cancer	Tumor cell formation	Hopelessness	Lack of family support