Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: American Psychological Association, Monism, Psych

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Marnie Branfireun

Document Summary

Association division of health psychology: identify and describe four current models of health. The following lesson expands on the above learning objectives: If you have ever tried to diet, exercise, quit smoking, or make some other significant and lasting change to your lifestyle, it is likely that you encountered some psychological obstacles along the way. Even if your beliefs would appear to predict a certain behaviour, that behaviour will not necessarily follow. For example, continuing to smoke despite having knowledge about its harmful effects. Psychological factors are always involved in health-related behavior. Psychological factors can be grouped into the broad categories of emotion, behaviour, and thought. All three categories are interconnected and therefore influence each other. Thoughts influence emotions and behaviours; behaviours influence emotions and thoughts; and emotions influence thoughts and behaviours. The concept of psychological mindedness is related to your appreciation of the interconnections among your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.