Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Biopsychosocial Model, Health Psychology, The Hassles

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Uses principles and methods from psychology to understand how attitudes and behaviours influence health illness. Behavioural medicine behaviour & biomedical science. Medical psychology psychology related to health, illness and medical treatment. Biopsychosocial model looks at neurology, psychology & social environment (mind, body, environment) Health psychology principles & methods of psychology to understand how attitudes/behaviours influence health & illness study how people develop pos & neg health habits. Mind-body dualism body and mind function independently although may interact. In the past, only biological causes used to identify medical illnesses. Freud linked the mind and body to explain conversion disorder. Today, psychologists use prevention, treatment, or management of physical health problems. Stress can reduce the efficiency of immune system. Figure 14. 1 the biopsychosocial model of health or illness. Stress negative emotional experience (e. g. fear, tension) along with physiological, cognitive, and behavioural responses aimed at changing or adjusting to the stressor. Figure 14. 2 the appraisal process following a stressful event.