Health Psychology. 4

Catalog description

This course uses the biopsychosocial perspective to understand how individual behaviors and lifestyles affect physical health. Health psychologists are active in both basic and applied research concerned with how biology, psychology, and the social context interact to influence health behaviors including seeking and receiving health care; managing and coping with pain and stress; lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise, and tobacco use; and dealing with chronic illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.