Question

A health psychologist studying why someone is obese would seek to answer a range of questions. based on the biopsychosocial model of health, which of the following questions address psychological factors, and which address social factors?
1. how does the person think about food and eating?
2. what behaviors lead to overeating?

Answer 1

Answer:

Psychological factors

- what behaviors lead to overeating?

- how does the person think about food and eating?  

Social  factors

- does the person's family have set times that they eat, and what emphasis do they place on food at family holidays?

- does the person have a group of friends who always eat together?                        

Explanation:

The "biopsychosocial model of health and illness" was proposed by George L. Engel & John Romano and is described as a framework that describes that the interactions among the social, biological, and psychological factors explain the outcome, cause, and manifestation of disease and wellness. However, in the given model the three main domains are social, psychological, and biological factors.