Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Health Promotion, Cognitive Psychology, Social Cognition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

The roots and branches of health psychology: neal miller, 1983 article marked the arrival of health psychology. Pages 1-24: behaviourists call this lag time between behaviour and reinforcement delayed gratification, delayed gratification term used by behaviourists to describe a situation in which there is a time lag between a behaviour and its reinforcement, ex. The introduction of psychoneuroimmunology: finding links between psychological and biological processes. In canada, 53% of men and 49% of women report being active or moderately active (shields & Tremblay 2008: engage in vigorous activities jogging, dance, walking 30+ mins, etc. 3+ times a week for at least 30 mins: men who are inactive by these criteria are 1. 4x more likely to be obese. Health psychology today: look at biopsychosocial approach, what the approach means for psychologists working in health care settings, theories informing the approach, conclude with look at what people with training in health psych actually do.