PSY3041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Clinical Psychology, Eustress, 16Pf Questionnaire

• School: Monash University
• Department: Health Sciences - Psychology
• Course: PSY3041
• Professor: jake hoskin

Document Summary

The aggregate of the specific educational, scientific and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to: the promotion and maintenance of health, the identification of etiologic and diagnostic correlates of health, illness and related dysfunction. Emphasis on the contribution of scientific psychology to the search for solutions to problems in the health care domain. Looks at the correlation of health and illness and the applicable of psychological principles to the whole area of health; not only being sick but also about staying healthy. Role of health psychologists research on the psychosocial causes and correlates of health and illness intervention design treatment. Aim: provide a valid formulation that gives members of the health care team a complete understanding of the patient integrates components of biopsychosocial perspective, which leads to an integrated treatment plan interactions between biological, psychological and social factors. Aims to facilitate the study of health-related variables. Pro(cid:448)ide o(cid:448)er(cid:448)ie(cid:449) of (cid:449)hat goes o(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) you"re healthy (cid:448)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) you"re ill.