PSYC 2310 Lecture : Stress 2

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16 Dec 2011

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Study of psychological and behavioural factors in prevention and treatment of illness and promotion of health. Ie, smokers who smoke occasionally around others in a social setting. Needs a lot of social support to stick with it. Keep up the behavioural change for about 6 months. Operationalized to develop programs for health promotion. Sedentary lifestyle associated with health problems (heart disease, obesity) Aerobic exercise (oxygen better used) (lots of benefits) Canadian stats (20-64) 59@ are overweight, 23% are obese. Risk factor abdominal fat greater risk than in thighs. Control antecedents (queues that trigger the craving) Goal (lead them to come up to their own conclusion) Process (point out discrepancy and how the person is today and how they would like to be ideally) Can include (biological measures(ie smoker using the patch as opposed to performing the act of smoking), learning techniques, stress management, coping skills, counselling) Relapse rate -30% alcoholics, 80% smokers, 40-45% 4 months-self-initiated.

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