PSYC 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ozone Depletion, Prenatal Vitamins, Analog Science Fiction And Fact

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3110
• Professor: Kieran O' Doherty

Document Summary

Sanitation, vaccinations, healthcare systems, hospitals, scientific funding, etc: human induced problems (pollution, global warming, ozone depletion, war) Individual expression and agency constrained by powerful factors: political and economic systems (i. e. haiti vs chile, systems of discrimination (gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, social class) If the macro-social environment is good/enabling, the glass jar is lost. There is more agency and lifestyle choices are a greater determinant of health. Interconnectedness of global economy: economic factors create context for astounding range of phenomena including health, illness, health care. A large portion of the gdp goes toward the debt, inhibiting funding of infrastructure, education, healthcare. Importance of understanding global factors influencing health, as these are the parameters influencing all considerations in health psychology. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)idually, (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) produ(cid:272)ts do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)ause much harm but on a public level, they can do horrible things. Population growth: exponential growth of global population (in 2016- 7. 3 billion and still growing fast!)