[PSY 220] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (20 pages long)

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 220
• Professor: Levinson

Document Summary

Environment where you live, family medical history in a shared environment (contagion), height, weight, stressful events, when in history you are living. Behavior (affected by genes and environment working and interacting together) physical activity, marital status, sexual partners, driving, type of work, weight. Countries that have populations that live the longest and have the least disease burden: Countries that have populations that do not live the longest and have the most disease burden: Blue zone areas where people are most likely to live to 100 years (zones found in. Socializing and having sense of purpose factors in to living longer as well as not smoking and having a plant-based diet. People tend to be at a very high risk for obesity if close friends are obese. Being sedentary all day and exercising for a short amount of time is not recommended, be active more.