HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Catalog description

Issues related to health are a national concern as obesity rates and the costs for health care rise. This course provides an overview for many topics in health psychology including addiction, illness, exercise, stress, diet, and sexual behavior. This course describes research methodologies from an evolutionary, social, cultural, political, and individual perspective. Current treatments and inventions for solving issues related to health are also introduced. In all, this course provides a diverse introduction to many topics, perspectives, and outcomes for research in health psychology.