What is Health Psychology?
Health Psychology
Uses psychological principles and research to enhance well-being,
treat and prevent illness.
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It is a marriage between medicine and psychology.
Health Psychology
It’s basic premise: reciprocal relationship between mind & body
Examples of the Mind-Body Relationship?
Placebo effects….
The mind influences the body
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Examples of the Mind-Body Relationship?
Vitamin B deficiency….
The body influences the mind
Gut microbes….
The body influences the mind
The MOST Important take home lessons from Health Psychology
The mind influences the body and the body influences the mind
never
forget
Negative emotions are toxic
Take control of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
It’s all about perception
Well-being depends on the relative �health of 6 interrelated dimensions:
physical, emotional, intellectual,
spiritual, social, environmental
“Modern” Medicine
Biomedical Model
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Health Psych’s Biopsychosocial Perspective
Health & illness are determined not just by biological factors
1. Biological factors
Health Psych’s Biopsychosocial Perspective
Health & illness are determined not just by biological factors
2. Psychological factors
personality
Health Psych’s Biopsychosocial Perspective
Health & illness are determined not just by biological factors
3. Sociological factors
Social economic status
Social support network
Goals of Health Psychology
To scientifically study the etiology of disease
causes & origins
Goals of Health Psychology
To promote health
Goals of Health Psychology
Treat and prevent illness
Goals of Health Psychology
To promote public health policy and improve the health care system
Reciprocal Relationship between Health & Culture
What is Culture?
What is Culture?
Culture refers to shared knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, roles, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people and passed on from one generation to the next. http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/choudhury/culture.html
Culture writes a prescription
for behavior
What makes up our culture?
Parents Ethnicity
Peers Race
Age Politics
Sex hairstyles
SES clothing
Religion work ethics
Geography personalities
Edward T. Hall 1976
Examples of Cultural Influences on Health
Examples of Health-related influences on Culture
Examples of Health-related influences on Culture