IB Psychology Option: Health LO

To what extent do biological, cognitive and sociocultural factors influence health-related behaviour?

Evaluate psychological research (that is, theories and/or studies) relevant to health psychology.

Discuss physiological, psychological and social aspects of stress.

Evaluate strategies for coping with stress (for example, stress inoculation therapy, hardiness training, yoga and meditation).

Examine prevention strategies and treatments for substance abuse and addictive behaviour (for example, Alcoholics Anonymous, family therapy, drugs and biopsychosocial treatments).

Discuss factors related to overeating and the development of obesity.

Discuss prevention strategies and treatments for overeating and obesity.

Examine models and theories of health promotion (for example, health belief model, stages of change model, theory of reasoned action).

Discuss the effectiveness of health promotion strategies (for example, measurement of outcomes, cultural blindness, and cognitive dissonance).