PSY333H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hypochondriasis, Psychoeducation, Anxiety Disorder
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Psy333: health psychology: october 23, 2017: lecture 5: health anxiety and other psychological responses. Examples: nick cannon: lupus nephritis, when immune system attacks the healthy body cells this is specifically at the kidneys, reported his experience psychologically, makes changes to his behaviors exercises, diets, cut down on work load. Looks at stress depression and anxiety in lupus higher stress, and anxiety. Lessened workload: existential thoughts want to spend more time with family and friends, sleeps more now, goes for regular (cid:272)he(cid:272)kups a(cid:374)d feels e(cid:454)tre(cid:373)e a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) so takes a frie(cid:374)d for support. Depression was the single most predictor of quality of life. He had times where he saw it as life threatening, so need to have coping strategies. Intervention usually = better belief about the belief = better outcomes for patients with heart attacks and better prepared to deal with it. Increase in symptoms with illness as treatment is prolonged = felt less in control and had more symptoms.
