Lecture 5 - Personality and Health 0.0 / 5 ? Psychology19PSB510 - Personality and Individual DifferencesUniversityNone Created by: katieperry1Created on: 11-01-20 16:23 What aspects of health can personality influence? Vulnerability to poor health, illness behaviour, support-seeking, recovery and outcomes of poor health 1 of 10 What are the 4 ways that personality can affect health? 1. Direct - personality > biological activities > illness. 2. Correlational link - biological activities > personality + illness. 3. Behavioural - personality > risky behaviours > illness (e.g. smoking). 4. Illness changes your personality (e.g. Alz) 2 of 10 Evaluate the 4 links between personality and illness. Lacks evidence, ignores non-biological factors (e.g. family), need for longitudinal studies, open to interpretation. 3 of 10 What are some links between neuroticism and health? Physical complaints with no identifyable cause, experience of somatic symptoms, increased mortality rate - though other variables need consideration. 4 of 10 What are some issues with linking personality factors and health? Correlation vs. causality, quantifying physical illness appropriately 5 of 10 Which personality type has a 'coronary-prone behaviour pattern'? Type A 6 of 10 How do health behaviour models explain the role of stress? Personality affects engagement with health behaviours and coping strategies when faced with stress. 7 of 10 What is the interactional stress model? Personality moderates the physiological responses to stressors that an influence the subsequent likelihood of disease. 8 of 10 How does the transactional stress model explain the role of stress? Personality influences exposure to stressful circumstances. (Think of introverts (avoid) and extroverts (deal with) in stressful situations) 9 of 10 Explain Rotter's Loci of Control. Internal = believe our behaviour influences outcomes, external = outcome is out of our control. 10 of 10
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