Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Health Psychology, Pituitary Gland, Hans Selye

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Lynn Jackson

Document Summary

Health psychology the field of psychology concerned with the events that affect physical well- being ; apply their knowledge of psychological principles to promote health and well-being, instead of thinking about health as merely the absence of disease. Well-being a positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction. Psychologists who study health and well-being rely on the experiemental and statistical methods of psychology to understand the interrelationship among thoughts, actions and physical and mental health. The biopsychosocial model of health incorporates multiple perspectives for understanding and. Placebo effect a drug or treatment, unrelated to the particular problem of the person who receives it, may ,ake the recipient feel better because the person believes the drug or treatment is effective. For a placebo to improve health, the patient must believe it will make them better. The study of placebo effects reveals a great deal about the power of the brain and body to produce healing effects.