PSY BEH 11C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: World Health Organization, Biopsychosocial Model, Learned Helplessness
6 May 2019
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Health -> wellness of the mind & body characterized by both objective wellness (health stats you can measure) & subjective feelings of wellness (feeling happy & feeling well) Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social well-being & not merely the absence of disease. *would align with positive psychology that grew out of humanistic perspective -> not just about physical illness but also flourishing. Illness explained solely in terms of biological factors & processes. How well you are doing & any presence of illness. Determined by a combination of biological, psychological, & social factors. Biological (evolution, individual genes, brain structure & chemistry) psychological (stress, trauma, learned helplessness, mood-related perceptions & memories) social (roles, expectations, definition of normality & disorder) back to biological. Biology, social context, & behavior combine to affect health. Entire branch of psychology -> can specialize in it. Look at more than just biology to explain physical & mental health.
