Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Report Synthesis Name: Cadion, Christine Kaye C
Report Synthesis Name: Cadion, Christine Kaye C
Report Synthesis Name: Cadion, Christine Kaye C
Ancient Asian medicine has long linked emotions and intention to health, however,
Western medicine has been less receptive to devising a relationship. Recent lines
of psychological studies demonstrate that the way people think, act, and feel about
certain situations, events, and ideas greatly influence health behaviors and are
represented in the biopsychosocial model of health and illness. The latest trend in
personality psychology has been “positive” psychology. In general, certain
personality factors are known to lead to good and bad health (see table below).
Optimism, extraversion, conscientiousness, and an internal locus of control have
lead to healthy behaviors. Whereas, Type A personality, pessimism, external locus
of control, and hostility have been associated with an unhealthy behaviors.
However, these associations are by far not discrete, for often traditionally negative
health personalities have progressed in areas of survival, test taking, and sports.
For instance, individuals with Type A personality have a greater drive for success
and thereby can focus their attention on the task at hand instead of secondary
factors and distractions.
3. Personality may influence the amount of social support and social relationships.
5. Personality may shape personal accounts of symptoms and pain and the
expression of such symptoms to others (i.e. friends, family, medical professionals).
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2006/03/20/bps-personality-influences-health/