AH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pharmacology, Clinical Psychology, Health Equity

• School: UConn
• Department: Allied Health
• Course: AH 1100
• Professor: Maryann Morris

Document Summary

Clinical health psychologists apply scientific knowledge regarding emotion, cognition, behavior, social influence, and biological processes to promote: Clinical health psychology is also known as behavioral medicine, medical psychology, and psychosomatic medicine. Clinical health psychology lies at the juncture of physical and emotional illness, understanding and treating the overlapping challenges. Given that clinical health psychologists promote health by addressing psychological components related to health (behavior, emotion, cognition, etc. ), clinical health psychologists must be able to effectively communicate/be knowledgeable in: Medicine (mds, nurses, ot/pt, social workers, etc. ) Clinical health psychology requires a broad understanding of biology, pharmacology, anatomy, human physiology, pathophysiology and psychoneuroimmunology. Clinical health psychologists use a variety of procedures including assessment, consultation with the health care team, consultation with family and various psychotherapeutic approaches and techniques to promote health and reduce physical illness. With expertise in research conceptualization and methods, clinical health psychologists may also conduct research.