[PBHL 2203] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (12 pages long!)

• School: Temple University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PBHL 2203
• Professor: Dr.Kim

Document Summary

Health psychology- is a new field devoted to understanding psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill. Health psychologists study issues and develop interventions to help people stay well or get over illness. In 1948 the who defined health as a complete state of physical, mental, social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The who had a very advanced meaning for health at this time, the organization didn"t just define health as the absence of illness. Health is recognized to be an achievement involving balance among physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Health psychology is concerned with all aspects of health and illness across the life span. Health psychologists also study the psychological aspects of the prevention and treatment of illness. They can teach employees to manage stress in a high stress occupation.