Evaluate what psychologists have found out about lifestyles

Psychologists have found that there are many factors which affect a persons health. Some psychologists claim that poverty (Carroll et el), Type A personality (Friedman and Rosenman), Religiosity (Terman) and other lifestyle factors greatly influence health. Aswell as this, further issues which need to be considered are gender, development and culture. The first issue concerns the assumptions made by the Health models. Such things as the Health Belief Model by Rosenstock 1966 and Locus of Control (…

…cases the models are quite accurate, however it is correct to say that difficulties do arise with more complicated issues such as mental illnesses. There are many benefits and problems when examining lifestyles, although if the methodology is accurately matched with the sample, and the issue can be measure in a logical, scientific way then, this may allow results to be generalised to the whole population, however in reality things are easier said than done.