PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Affordable Housing, Ovarian Cancer, Concurrent Versions System
24 Apr 2012
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Health psych: interdisciplinary area in psych looking at causes for illness, treatments, , prevention, improvements. Why study health n women: 1. gender makes a diff in the kinds of illness that ppl experience. And more subtle- more fats to women than liquid in men; alcohol metabolism: 2. Gender makes diff in way disease diagnosed n treated. Topic for women sometimes become invisible-osteoporosis: 3. Illness is an important part of woman"s experience. Health care and health status of women. Biases vs. women: biased usually vs. women, physicians and patients mistreated, discrimination on decrease due to more med school girls, biases: Some male docs are feminists: 1. women have been neglected in medical research. 1990s changed to conduct for all; more visible. Complaints not as serious in women presumed; too emotional instead. Keep women from seeking proper attn: 3. Medical care provided to women is often irresponsible or inadequate.
