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Discuss the methodological problems and theoretical limitations associated with traditional models of stress. How have critical health psychologists sought to reformulate and research this problem?
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Discuss the methodological problems and theoretical limitations associated with traditional models of stress. How have critical health psychologists sought to reformulate and research this problem? Health psychology is concerned with applying psychological knowledge and techniques to health and illness, it is predominantly concerned with the dualistic relationship between the mind and body. 'We learn in health psychology that the mind and the body are thoroughly intertwined' (Sarafino 1990). The biopsycholsocial model of health plays a central role, determining Illness can be caused by a combination of biological (virus), psychological (behaviours and beliefs), and social (employment) factors. A key concept in health psychology is stress, in this essay I shall be discussing this major health issue in relation to both mainstream and critical perspectives. Stress as a mainstream concept has produced many theories, which have been developed to explain the causes, experiences and effects of stress and numerous methods used to investigate....
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