PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Parasympathetic Nervous System, Learned Helplessness, Asthma
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Etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction. Analyze and improve the health care system and the formulation of health policy. The need for health psychologists has increased due to lifestyle choices. Deaths used to be caused by diseases, but medicine has controlled it. Now deaths are caused by heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, inactivity, obesity, alcohol use, and tobacco use- all linked to behavior. Causes health problems including lung, mouth, and throat cancer, heart disease, and pulmonary diseases such as emphysema. Life expectancy of an average smoker is 7-14 years shorter than a non-smoker. Caused by increased food intake, decrease in physical activity, and increase level of alcohol consumption. Risen with the culture of fast food and processed, prepackaged meals. Causes cosmetic problems, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and some forms of cancer. Body mass index (bmi) - a statistic used for estimating a health body weight that factors in an individual"s height.
