PCS 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Psychosomatic Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Theory Of Planned Behavior
22 Apr 2018
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Modern psychosomatic medicine disease is linked to biological, psychological and social factors. According to the text, research shows that health interventions that are tailored to the ttm stages of change - are better at increasing cancer prevention behaviours than interventions that do not occur on stages of change. Contemplation - i know these medications may help but im concerned about side effects. Lazarus view of stress and emphasizes beliefs about coping. Women"s response to stress of tend and befriend suggests that women and men sometimes may respond differently to the same stressor. Linda saw her favourite actor was sick with diabetes and became worried that she had it. After many informed meetings with the doctor, she is preoccupied with her blood sugar and goes on the web to learn how to manage her diabetes - obsessive-compulsive health anxiety. Chronic pain is thought of as being either somatic or psychological in nature (no, its both)
