PSY 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Job Satisfaction, Absenteeism, Psy
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Regular exercise improves mood and feelings of well being immediately after. Improvement in general mood and well being after long term exercise. Group exercises (social activity) can improve mood. Can be used as treatment for depression. Impact shouldn"t be overstated, they are small but expectation leads to causation. Increase in endogenous opioids (natural pain inhibitors) and can affect immune. Economic benefits- reduce absenteeism, increase job satisfaction and reduce activity during periods of psychological stress health care costs, especially among women employees activity. By adolescence, practice of regular exercise declines especially in girls. Smoking, being overweight, teen pregnancy account for decline in physical. Adults say they have lack of time and other stressors as factors to decline in. 6 month participation levels range from 11-87%, averaging about 50% physical activity. On average, only half of people who initiate an exercise program are still.
