KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Built Environment, Health Promotion
9 Dec 2013
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Determinants of health- mental health and behavior change. Study of social, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional factors that influence the: Patient"s and family"s response to illness and disease. A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. The short form (36) health survey- a common psychometric tool to evaluate health. Estimated contributions of different factors to health status. Scientists who research physical, mental, emotional, and social health. Health promotion intervene at the social (e. g. , government policy, community) or individual level to promote health and prevent illness and disease. Sub-areas of industrial, personality, developmental, social, experimental, neuropsychology, cognitive, physiology, clinical Clinical health psychologist intervene at the individual level to treat illness, slow or prevent disease progression, and reduce disability. Personality characteristic ways of thinking and feeling. Has provided techniques useful in changing behaviours that affect health and illness.
