Psychological influences on health, illness, and responses to those states, as well as psychological origins and outcomes of health policy and health interventions.
Athena Title
Psychology of Health
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 3810E, GRNT 3200, GRNT 3200E
Prerequisite
PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101E
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will understand the links between physiology and psychology.
By the end of this course, students will understand how health psychology, as a multidisciplinary field, operates both within and ancillary to the formal medical system.
By the end of this course, students will understand that the emphasis formerly placed on psychological processes and personality factors extends beyond the individual to include situational factors.
By the end of this course, students will understand that the interface between psychology and physical health is complicated and most productively approached from several different perspectives.
By the end of this course, students will understand how to write papers that comply with American Psychological Association requirements.
