Psychology as a Science

Psychology as a Science

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  • Date Submitted: 10/23/2008 6:18 AM
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Symptoms from Asthma would be wheezing and tightening of the chest with a shortness of breath, this is something that maybe mild and occurs occasionally or it could be an everyday occurrence and be severe. The work place is also a place of triggers for the use of chemicals and substances, but its not all about inside the house or in the work place, unfortunately the air we breath is not clean, especially with all the air pollutants, cigarette smoke and car fumes then the natural side of things, pollen, which can not be helped but people could avoid going out allot on dry hot days and avoid long grass, and keeping car windows shut. “Its clearly time to get serious about enforcing all of the provisions of the clean air act so that we place Americans health above business and political interests” said by John L Kirkwood ,president and CEO, American lung association cited by (Bryan 2004-2005) So as you can see asthma has an effect on people on a day to day basis, with treatment and prevention, making inform decisions about where they go and what they do and taking responsibility to take prescribed medication. Health professionals would have been seen to be god. patients would not of been taking care of themselves and would of taken anything they were given by doctors, costing theNHS a lot of money, however there is a definitely an incentive for people these days to prevent themselves getting ill in the first place. (Health promotion) The biopsychosocial model that Engel brought about in 1977 as an attempt to integratethe bio, psycho, and the social has had an impact on the way doctors, nurses and other health professionals work today because they are taking into account other issues rather than just dealing with there physical illnesses, costing the NHS less money and saving some hospital time, doctors these days seeing a patient more than three times for the same illness would then have to further there investigations by asking what might be going on at home,...

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