PHAR 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychosomatic Medicine, Autonomic Nervous System, Health Promotion
18 Feb 2017
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Def: devoted to understanding psych influences that contribute to health, illness and people"s rxn to illness. How do people respond when they become ill. It is scientific, educational and profession contributions of psych theory, practice and research into health related issues. Def: health (according to the who) is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of infirmity. Health is an achievement involving balance among physical, mental and social well-being. Wellness is the state of optimum health. Process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and realize aspirations, to satisfy needs and to change or cope with environment. What do health psychologists do: health promotion and maintenance. Encourage the formation of good habits, discouraging bad ones: prevention and treatment of illness.
