Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Breast Cancer Screening, Aromatherapy, Type A And Type B Personality Theory
9 Apr 2014
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People died mainly from acute diseases- tb, small pox. Reason for dying changed- infectious disease to chronic. Everyday behaviours puts us at risk for these diseases. Health psychology = how they be healthy, become ill and how they react. Health psychologist = maintaining good health and treating illnesses. Health intervention should promote health and one step to promote flourishing. Later: they are separate entities but do interact (dualism) Josef breuer and sigmund freud: studies on hysteria (1949??) 14. 3 the role of stress in physical and mental health. Aids, cardiovascular problems, chronic pain, cancer (diagram in textbook: psychological factors (such as negative emotions and stress) disrupt basic biological processes, which may lead to physical disorders and diseases. Stress + lack of control self: risky behaviours causes or contribute to a variety of physical disorders and disease. Adaptive for short term; immediate effect (immediate reward)
