Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Resistance 3, Hashish, Drug Tolerance

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Summarize evidence linking stress to a variety of diseases and immune functioning. Habits, lifestyles, and health (apa goals 4, 9: give some reasons for why people develop health-impairing habits, discuss the health effects of smoking and the dynamics of giving up smoking. Provide examples of links between nutrition and health and discuss the basis for poor nutrition. Summarize evidence on the benefits and risks of exercise: list four guidelines for embarking on an effective exercise program, describe aids and summarize evidence on the transmission of the hiv virus. Reactions to illness (apa goal 4: explain the appeal of the sick role. Identify the factors that tend to undermine doctor-patient communication and how to improve it: discuss the prevalence of nonadherence to medical advice and its causes. Application: understanding the effects of drugs (apa goal 1: explain the concepts of drug tolerance, physical and psychological dependence, and overdose. Summarize the main effects and risks of narcotics and sedatives.