Question

Mr. Kim's experience of chronic back pain is influenced by his cultural background, his attentional processes, and nerve damage caused by an automobile accident. An integrated understanding of Mr. Kim's suffering is most clearly provided by a Weber's law. b the phi phenomenon. c opponent-process theory. d a biopsychosocial approach. e perceptual constancy.

Answer 1

Answer:

An integrated understanding of Mr. Kim's suffering is most clearly provided by a biopsychosocial approach.

Option: (d)

Explanation:

• A biopsychosocial approach is an interdisciplinary approach that studies the effect of biological, psychological and socio-environmental factors and their interconnection on how these factors affect the human health and diseases and development process in a human.

• The bio term examines biological aspects like genes and nutrition whereas the psychological term examines emotions and behaviors likewise, social aspects examines stress, trauma and environment that the individual is exposed to.

• This approach is useful for improvement of health and control of diseases as well as can be used for the proper treatment and care of health and illness.