PSYC-3556EL- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 48 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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A(cid:374)to(cid:374)o(cid:448)sky"s ill(cid:374)ess-wellness continuum is the most used tool in health psychology. The who definition of complete (later changed to positive) health: physical and, mental and, social well-being, not merely the absence of illness or injury. A complete state of health is not possible, however an optimal state of health can be achieved. Infectious disease is still a major world cause of death, chronic diseases in developed countries (vaccines) Leading causes of death in canada: cancer, hearth disease, chronic respiratory disease, accidents, diabetes, alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease, suicide, kidney disease, all other causes. The early development of medicine is much unknown; however, it is believed that illness was caused by demons: treatments are thought to include trephination (drilling holes to release the demons inside) Plato introduced the problem of the mind/body connection: conceptual of functional problem. Gale(cid:374) follo(cid:449)ed hippo(cid:272)rates" theory of hu(cid:373)ours a(cid:374)d the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d/(cid:271)ody (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374: four temperaments, discoveries related to: brain, kidney, and circulatory system.
