PSYC 1F90 Study Guide - Stressor, Eustress
13 Apr 2012
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Health psychology: study of the ways in which behavioural principles can be used to prevent illness and promote health. Behavioral medicine: the study of behavioural factors in medicine, physical illness, and medical treatments. Behavioral risk factors: behaviours that increase the chances of disease, injury or premature death. Lifestyle diseases: a disease related to health-damaging personal habits. Some people have a general disease prone personality. Some diseases can be prevented by making minor changes in behaviour. Don"t have to be restricting or burdensome. We tend to flock together with like-minded people and adopt many of their habits. Smoking is the largest most preventable cause of death and the single most lethal factor. Prevent things before they become a life long habit. Refusal skills training: program that teaches youths how to resist pressures to begin smoking. Give kids skills to cope with many day to day stresses.
