Therefore, garlic reduces the production of cholesterol as well as its precursors. Besides lowering blood cholesterol, garlic can also prevent blood clot formation, reduce blood pressure and inhibit the oxidation of cholesterol.
Reductionistic model (reduces illness to low level processes- cell and chemical imbalances). Single factor model of illness, explains illness in terms of biological malfunction rather then recognizing a variety of factors. Assumes mind body dualism. Emphasizes illness.
The cognitive model of depression is the model with the most empirical evidence in treating depression. This model states that oneâs cognitions, thoughts and beliefs, which determine behavior and emotion. Aaron Beck is the name most associated with the cognitive causal model of depression.He wrote that depressive symptoms result when people attribute the cause of external events as based on maladaptive beliefs and attitudes.he triad of the cognitive model of depression is self-explanatory. The schemas are the way we interpret the world around us and how we assign meaning to whatever happens to us.