PSYC 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Reductionism, Fetus
22 Apr 2013
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Health psychology: understanding how people stay healthy, why they become ill and how they respond to illness. Health: a state of physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of disease. Use the term wellness" to refer to optimum health. Physical health is interwoven with the psychological and social environment. All conditions of health/illness are influenced by psychological/social factors. Western countries emphasize the interrelation of all of the body"s systems, and view illness as disharmony between these systems. Therefore, healing is accomplished through techniques and treatment that help restore physical and psychological balance (meditation, acupuncture, massage therapy) Assumption that health/illness are consequences of biological, psychological and social factors. Mind and body together determine health and illness. Maintains that biological/psychological/social factors are all important determinants of health/illness therefore takes into account both macro-level (social support, depression) and micro-level (cell disorders, chemical imbalances). > says that both of these interact to produce health or illness.
