CAS PS 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Behavioral Medicine, Biopsychosocial Model, Civilization
24 Jan 2020
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Behavioral medicine and health psychology: historical underpinnings and current picture of health. Explain the historical context of the concepts of health and disease . Describe our current approach to understanding etiology of health and disease. Distinguish psychosomatic medicine , behavioral medicine and health psychology . Identify differences in patterns of disease and healthcare between 100 years ago and today. Who 1946: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Proposed by psychiatrist george engel in 1977. Examples: biological: disease, genes, psychological: thoughts, self-esteem, self-control, behaviors, social: ses, culture, healthcare, family. Psychology"s role in health: interaction between thoughts, behaviors, emotions and body. Historically: body ailments = invasion by evil spirits, punishment by god(s) Ancient egypt, greece, and rome: poor sanitary conditions illness: manufacture soap, build sewage systems, construct aqueducts.
