PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY.

Catalog description

Notes: Recommended: PSYC 317 with a grade ≥B. Fulfills: Psychology B.A. program: Cluster B and Health Psychology B.S. program: Elective. Pre-requisites: PSYC 100 with a grade ≥B. Covers the following areas in psycho-oncology: stages of cancer survivorship (diagnosis, treatment, survivorship); common psychosocial and survivorship issues within a biopsychosocial framework by specific cancers (e.g., breast, prostate, lung, skin, and cancers common in children); health disparities involving cancer; Health-related stigma in the context of the cancer experience.