Practice question · Put in order
Order a causal chain that shows the biopsychosocial domains interacting.
- Social isolation deprives a person of support (social factor).
- Depression leads to poor self-care and elevated stress hormones (biological factor).
- Physical health outcomes worsen as a result.
- This raises their risk of depression (psychological factor).
Hints
- Trace how a social condition can reach all the way to physical health.
- The chain runs social -> psychological -> biological -> worse physical outcome.
Show the answer
- Social isolation deprives a person of support (social factor).
- This raises their risk of depression (psychological factor).
- Depression leads to poor self-care and elevated stress hormones (biological factor).
- Physical health outcomes worsen as a result.
Why
Isolation (social) raises depression risk (psychological), which alters self-care and stress hormones (biological), worsening physical health. The chain shows the domains genuinely interacting - the model's core insight, and the answer to the 'side by side' pitfall.
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