PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Boogie 2Nite, Passive Smoking, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Smoking cigarettes causes life-shortening health problems including lung, mouth, and throat cancer; heart disease; and pulmonary diseases such as emphysema. The costs in lives and money attributable to smoking are massive. Health psychologist study the positive and the negative impacts that our behaviour and decisions have on our health and survival. There is a correlation between watching actors smoking cigarettes causing adolescents smoking. It could be that people who are already willing to smoke might be more attracted to movies that feature smoking. Long-term trends show that increased or decreased incidence of smoking by adolescents follows increases or decreases in rates of smoking in movies. Provincial and municipal laws are reducing the risks posed by second-hand smoke exposure by banning smoking in many public places. Adding written warnings to cigarette packages, not very effective requiring companies to include graphic pictorial warnings on cigarette packages, more people noticed the danger of smoking.