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Compare the Biopsychosocial model with the Health Belief model The Health Belief model and the Biopsychosocial model both represent two different approaches to health. The Health Belief model attempts to predict reasons for health behaviour and likelihood of behaviour change 1(Naidoo and Wills 2001). Where as the Biopsychosocial model shown by Banyard 2(1996) identifies health as being multi dimensional stating with interacting factors rather then a single cause The Health Belief Model as described by Naidoo and Wills 3 (2001) was originally designed by Rosenstock in 1966 and later developed by Bekker and colleagues in the 1970's. They describe how the model describes how demographic variables have an impact on behaviour change. The variables being susceptibility, seriousness, costs, benefit and cues to action. Each variable is shown as independent but all could impact on a persons likelihood of behaviour change. Susceptibility refers to chances, like an individuals chance of getting a...

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