PSYC 3P51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pre-Medical, Health Psychology, Genetic Testing
30 Nov 2016
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35 multiple choice/ weighted more since the last midterm. It is cumulative, but the first half is just main concepts. The health care provider: out of ten (similar to the midterm, out of 15. It is important that psychologists understand the training that physicians receive. If this can be understood then assessing potential changes for practice can be appreciated better. Health psychology must be practiced in a real system and must acknowledge real people. To fully appreciate the role of the physician in the system we must first understand why people go into this field. Also, we must understand the medical school experience. Many say that they are interested in helping people. Half say that success in school was an important factor. High status and high pay (men said this more than women) Physicians tend to have parents that are physicians. Med students tend to not score higher on scores of altruism.
