Question - Meet Fatima. Fatima is a 30-year-old single mother of 2 young children. She works 50-hour weeks to support and care for her family and has little time to relax on her own. Fatima does not smoke, in truth, she cannot afford to. All of her money goes to her children. Fatima eats along with her kids every day, but often cannot afford fresh fruits and vegetables for their dinner, often the family eats processed foods (boxed macaroni and cheese, frozen pizza, etc.). Fatima has long suffered from fatigue and the occasional chest pain but cannot afford to go to the doctor. One day, she fainted and was diagnosed with hypertension at the hospital.
Using this example, examine the psychological constructs at the various stages of health. Be sure to refer to your reading material, and note the accompanying theoretical frameworks to support your analysis, as needed.
- Student clearly defines key concepts used in their arguments as needed (e.g. biomedical model vs. health psychology (biopsychosocial, continuum, variability, directs & indirect pathways)
- Student adequately made linkages within and among this week's readings and the concept of 'health psychology' to provide cohesive and comprehensive arguments
- Student properly/adequately/appropriately used 2-3 direct quotations from the readings?
- There was a clear and sound introduction to the topic, including the introduction of the case study and an overview of the arguments to be used.