PSYC 3170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anatomical Pathology
7 Dec 2015
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Patterns of disease and death in the 21st century. Escalating costs of medical care that triggered the popularity of health psychology (usually for chronic diseases) Most common causes of death: pneumonia, influenza, tb. Most diseases were caused by lifestyle and behaviour. A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity (who, 1948) Still the dominant paradigm of the medical profession. Single factor (only biological reasons are considered; not concerned with the mind) Anatomical pathology: disease is localized in anatomy (16-18th century) Tissue pathology: specific tissues could become diseased while others remain healthy (late 1800s) Cellular pathology: life resides in cells, so cells must be the place to look for disease (19th century) The contemporary view of disease; the favoured paradigm of health psychology. Multidimensional: there isn"t just one thing that causes disease; much more than just the biological reasons.
