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The paper discusses how the multifactorial model of health and illness takes into account a number of different aspects when trying to evaluate our health and susceptibility to illness and it can also be advantageously employed when looking into the causes of an illness and effectiveness of a treatment. This paper briefly summarizes the multifactorial model and than looks into two health problems, coronary heart disease and cancer, explaining the role psychology plays in understanding and managing these health issues.

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"The multifactorial model of health and illness takes into account a number of different aspects when trying to evaluate our health and susceptibility to illness. It can also be advantageously employed when looking into the causes of an illness and effectiveness of a treatment. This paper will briefly summarise the multifactorial model and than look into two health problems, coronary heart disease and cancer, explaining the role psychology plays in understanding and managing these health issues. The multifactorial model considers many factors before reaching a conclusion what may cause an illness in the individual. There are 6 broad..."

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