PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Coronary Artery Disease, Natural Killer Cell, Adrenal Gland
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Health psychology field of psychological science concerned w/ events that affect physical well-being: believe behaviors & attitudes = critical keeping ppl healthy. Traditional medical model only emphasize disease states vs. treatments: well-being a positive state that includes thriving for optimal health and life satisfaction. Genially predispose to be anxious, cope w/ comfort foods excessive eating, overweight, find exercise tedious, difficult optimal health. Leading causes of death are behavioral: study interrelationship btwn thoughts (health related cognition), physical heath, especially heart disease actions, physical & mental health. Behavioral contributors: obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, high. I. e. behavior, social systems effect on health. I. e. health behaviors/outcomes effect on behaviors, cognition, fat diets, personality traits: accidents, many avoidable, reduce probability emotions. Bio-psychosocial model a model of health that integrates the effects of biological, behavioral, and social factors on health and illness; views health and illnesses as products of a combination of these factors. Incl. safe driving practices, safe sexual behavior.