PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Natural Killer Cell, Biopsychosocial Model, Lymphatic System
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+ one of psychology"s many subdisciplines, is an area of study that integrates research on health and on psychology"s well-being: a positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction. + a striving for optimal health ;; to achieve optimal health, people need to actively participate in maintaining wellness through health-enhancing behaviors. The biopsychosocial model of health incorporates multiple perspectives for understanding and improving health: biopsychosocial model: a model of health that integrates the effects of biological, behavioral, and social factors on health and illness. + illustrates how health and illness result from a combination of factors. + psychological factors: thoughts/actions, lifestyles, stress, health beliefs. + biological characteristics: genetic predispositions, exposure to germs, brain and other nervous system development. + social conditions: environments, cultural influences, family relationships, social support. Behavior contributes to the leading causes of death: people are most likely to die from causes that stem from their own behaviors, which they can learn to modify.
