PSYC 155- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 73 pages long!)
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Concerns individual behaviors and lifestyles affecting a person"s health. What are things we can change/ engage in on the social and individual level to prevent poor health, maintain healthful functioning, and improve health (esp social support) Focuses on preventing chronic issues like diabetes, cancer, and hiv/aids. Looks at health-enhancing behaviors individuals can engage in and psychological factors that may influence these factors. Exames the healthcare system and how we receive/dist healthcare. A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. In 1900, life expectancy was 50 bc infectious disease. Today, lifespan is around 80 yrs in the usa. People are mostly dying due to chronic disease. Where psychology comes into play, our behavior has a significant impact on whether or. About of lung cancer deaths are linked to tobacco, with 1. 4 mil dying from cancer not we get these disorders and their outcomes.
