1. Delineate the major features of current theories and approaches in health
psychology with reference to related disciplines.
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2. Critically discuss the role of biological, psychological, social and economic factors
in the enhancement of health and/or the development and maintenance of illness.
3. Critically evaluate a variety of research methodologies utilized in the field of health
psychology
4. Critically evaluate the literature in the area of applied health psychology
Essay title: Health Psychology challenges the assumptions underlying the
biomedical model.
Discuss
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