PSYC 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Health Psychology, Telehealth, Socioeconomic Status
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Access and use of health services: affordability of services, The roles of health psychologists: clinical practice, Life expectancy in us reached all-time high of 78. 5 in 2009. Death rates dropped for 7 of the 15 leading causes of death in the us between 2009 and 2010. The overall percentage of adults with high cholesterol fell from 14. 6% in. Fewer americans died in traffic accidents in 2011 than in any year since 1949. The percentage of smokers in the us has dropped from 23. 2% in 2000 . Continue advancing in existing areas, but also new areas of focus are emerging. Factors driving new areas in health psychology = Changes in the health care system and the role of patients. Increasing acknowledgement of psychosocial factors influence on health. Differences in health problems and health risks based on developmental stage. Pregnancy and childhood aces can adult health problems. Adolescence and young adulthood window of vulnerability. 3 types = abuse, neglect, household dysfunction.
