PSYC-105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Binge Drinking, Alternative Medicine, Chiropractic
Document Summary
A rapidly growing field that integrates behavioural sciences with the practice of medicine. A technique designed to regulate physiological responses associated with specific disorders. Feedback by a device that provides almost an immediate output of a biological function, such as heart rate or recperation rate, skin temp. Cancer - responsible for 1/3 of cancer deaths. Binge drinking - drinking 5 or more drinks on one occasion = scaring of the liver, motor function + neurological function impairement. Healthy behavior #3: achieve a healthy weight. What should your weight be based on height. Leptin = hormone that interferes with ability to feel satiation. Healthy behavior #3: achieve a healthy weight (cont. ) Societal expectations of weight - as the cultural ideal has become thinner, women have become larger. The effects of weight on health - greater risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis, some types of cancer, respiratory problems, and diabetes.
