PSY101 Lecture : PSY 102 - February 12th
13 Feb 2019
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75 multiple choice questions on the exams finish early: we can leave! It prepares you mentally and physically for survival. Uses this information to diagnose and treat illnesses. Use this information to enhance the quality of life. Health psychology: the psychological (behavioural) aspect of behavioural medicine. The idea behind it is that our mental health and physical body are related to one another. Stress significantly increases the risk of four leading causes of death: A lot of people want to live longer (until 80 : heart diseases, cancer, strokes, chronic lung disease. One of the leading causes of death for people our age is suicide. (stress) Health psychologists will teach you stress management techniques (what goes on inside your head and things that go on physically) Stress is a psychological and physiological response to some sort of challenging or threatening event. (example: loss of a loved one) Stress is the event that the person perceives as challenging or threatening.
