Biobehavioralhealth - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1.) Compare and contrast the biopsychosocial and biomedical models. Include the advantages of the biopsychosocial model over the biomedical model ***Biopsychosocial Model*** -view point that health and other behaviors are determined by the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors ○ Focuses on the system ○ A person who is free of disease may not actually be healthy. ○ The mind and body are intertwined Advantages: ■ Deals with macro level and micro level processes ■ N...

This chapter covers different diseases such as cardiovascular disease and stroke, along with some contributing risk factors of these diseases.

These notes are on chapters 9 and 10 of BBH, they cover topics in a range from, types of cancers, to body systems and diseases etc.