PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sea Level Rise, Asthma, Starch
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Climate change refers to a broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to earth"s atmosphere . Increasing ocean temperature, leading to sea level rise, also with excess rainfall. Review - health psychology looks at the interplay between psychology and physical health: The effects of physical health on psychological functioning. The effects of psychological events on physical health. Bidirectional relationship between the environment and our health: They believe that all americans should know the following: There is scientific consensus about human-caused climate change. In communities across the nation, climate change is harming our health now. We personally do not see the effects of climate change as affecting us now, but doctors see that it is. The health of any american can be harmed by climate change, but some of us face greater risk than others. Children, elderly, people with allergies - more suseptiable.
