PSY 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: American Psychiatric Association, Eating Disorder, Danger Within
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Health psychology: a field that integrates research on health and on psychology; it involves the application of psychological principles in promoting health and well-being. Well-being: the positive state at which we feel our best in terms of health and life satisfaction. Biopsychological model: a model of health that takes components from the biological, social, and psychological aspects of our lives. Psychological factors: thoughts, actions, lifestyles, stress, health beliefs. Biological characteristics: genetic predispositions, exposure to germs, brain and other nervous system development. Social conditions: environments, cultural influences, family relationships, social support. Body mass index (bmi): a ratio of body weight: height used to measure obesity. Fewer than 15 percent of the u. s. population met the criteria for obesity in 1980, but more than 35 percent met the criteria in 2010. According to the world health organization, obesity has doubled around the globe since. Extreme obesity is having a bmi over 40. Most individuals who lose weight through dieting eventually regain it.
