PSYC 3170 Final: Health Psychology Exam Review.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3170
• Professor: Aviva Goldberg

Document Summary

Health promotion means being aware both of health habits that pose risks for future disease and of already existing risks, such as the vulnerability of breast cancer. It is a general philosophy that has at its core the idea that good health, or wellness, is a personal and collective achievement. Health behaviours are behaviours undertaken by people to enhance or maintain their health. A health habit is a health related behaviour that is firmly established and often preformed automatically without awareness. Instilling good health habits and changing poor ones is the task of primary prevention. The health locus of control is the perception that one"s health is under personal control, and is controlled by powerful others such as physicians or is determined by external factors including chance. Socialization is the process, by which people learn the norms, rules, and beliefs associated with their family and society, parents and social institutions are usually the major agents of socializations.