PSY BEH 102C Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment, Behavioural Sciences
24 May 2016
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Risk increases as you check of the list. Develop a safety plan that they agree too. Help accountable about behavior- can make a difference. Prevention programs do seem to reduce the number od them among those at high risk. Several theorist have argued for more effective public education about it, as education is the ultimate form of prevention. The leading cause of death in the 1900 were. Recognize that psychological factors and medical conditions are mutually influential. Behavioral medicine- application of behavioral science to preventing diagnosing and treating medical problems. Health psychology- field of study that contribute to behavioral medicine; studies psychological factors that promote and maintain good health. The function of the hippocampus in hpa-stress response cycle. Hippocampus helps to tune off the hpa cycle. Chronic stress may damage cells in the hippocampus. High cortisol is associated with low social status. Stress and the immune system: the role of leukocytes. First line of defense, destroy antigens, signal lymphocytes.
