Health Psychology

Catalog description

Health psychology demonstrates the role of psychology as a hub science. That is, psychological research and theory influence core disciplines such as medicines, mathematics and the social sciences. The impact of psychology in the health sciences is especially striking. Public health models, the study of disease, pain, stress, coping, and well-being draw extensively on psychology and psychologists. The course summarizes relevant findings in terms of treatments, health care systems, health care policy and advocacy.