101614 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Occupational Health Psychology, Engineering Psychology, Cardiovascular Disease
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Medical psychology involves the application of a range of psychological principles, theories and ndings applied to the effective management of physical and mental disorders to improve the psychological and physical health of the patient. The american psychological association (apa) de nes medical psychology as the branch of psychology that integrates somatic and psychotherapeutic modalities, into the management of mental illness, health rehabilitation and emotional, cognitive, behavioural and substance use disorders. According to muse and moore (2012), the medical psychologist"s contributions in the areas of psychopharmacology which sets it apart from other of psychotherapy and psychotherpists. Occupational health psychology (ohp) is a relatively new discipline that emerged from the con uence of health psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, and occupational health. Ohp has its own journals and professional organizations. The eld is concerned with identifying psychosocial characteristics of workplaces that give rise to health-related problems in people who work.
