Deck 12: C: Hiv/Aids and Other Communicable Diseases

Question 1

Discuss the role of health psychologists in the AIDS pandemic.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Discuss the psychosocial impact of AIDS on both patients and their families.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Describe current global trends in the AIDS pandemic.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Using the biopsychosocial (BPS)model,create a profile of a person at high risk of being infected with HIV and then developing full-blown AIDS.Be sure to include several factors from each of the three domains of the BPS model.

Question 5

Explain how HIV infection occurs,and outline the four stages of HIV/AIDS illness.