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400 words of notes and references briefly assess the impact of behavior on health, according to psychology.
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As you briefly assess the impact of behavior on health, according to psychology, I strongly advise you to examine the Biopsychosocial model. This theory particularly emphasizes how stress can affect physical health, causing illnesses, symptoms, or diseases. This mind/body connectivity is really vital. Stress can cause havoc, especially on the endocrine and immune systems.
One article talks about how behaviors impact health using one medical issue as an example:
B. Van, H., & U.T., E. (2004). Fibromyalgia: A Stress Disorder?. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 73(5), 267-275.
The author proposes how Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial syndrome and largely suggested that behavior, particularly, stress, "may play a key role in the ...
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