PSYC 2151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chronic Condition, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Stress Management
14 Oct 2016
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H ealth p s ychology is the s tudy of how ps ychological influences contribute to health, illnes s , and reaction to illnes s . It is the s cientific, educational and profes s ional contributions of ps ychological theory, practice and res earch to health related is s ues . T he world h ealth o rganiz ation (who ) defined it in 1948 as : A complete state of physicial, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease (who, 1948) An individual"s health is a combination of phys ical, mental and s ocial well-being, which we now refer to as wellnes s . H ealth ps ychologis ts focus on the following: Prevention and treatment of illnes s and dis eas e the etiology (origins /caus es of illnes s ) and correlates of health, illnes s , and dys function.
