PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Genetic Predisposition, Health Psychology, Cardiovascular Disease
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Health psychology: field of psychological science concerned with the events that affect physical well- being. Well-being: a positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction. The biopsychosocial model of health incorporates multiple perspectives for understanding and improving. Biopsychosocial model: a model of health that integrates the effects of biological (ex. Lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social factors (ex. Cultural influences, family relationships) on health and illness. Our thoughts and actions affect the environments we choose to interact with, and in turn, affect the biological underpinnings of our thoughts and actions. Behaviour contributes to the leading causes of death. People are more likely to die from causes that stem from their own behaviours, which they can learn to modify (ex. Placebo effect: a drug or treatment, unrelated to the particular problem of the person who receives it, may make the recipient feel better because the person believes the drug or treatment is effective.
