PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coronary Artery Disease, Neal E. Miller, Sympathetic Nervous System
25 Mar 2015
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How they respond when they do get ill. (two-way psychological effects of being ill) People who are conscientious tend to live longer and be healthier: being pessimistic early in life is a risk factor for illness later in life, hostile arguments with one"s spouse or partner can suppress the immune system. Areas in health psychology: health promotion and maintenance (e. g. , exercise, eat well) Prevention and treatment of illness (e. g. , reduce blood pressure, stress management: etiology (causes) and correlates of health, illness and dysfunction (e. g. , personality, cognitive factors) Impact of health professionals on people"s behavior (e. g. , treatment adherence, placebo effect) What is health? (world health organization) (1948) state of physical, mental and social well-being and not just absence of illness or disease. Stone ages evil spirits caused disease: hippocrates, ancient greeks: illness result of imbalances within body"s humours, middle ages: disease a spiritual problem, renaissance: naturalistic explanations, cellular pathology, mind and body separate.
