Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Coronary Circulation, Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Many students health is affected by social and psychological factors. Today, the three leading chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, and stroke) account for almost 60% of all deaths in the united. Biopsychosocial model: holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Cultural values can affect the way individuals think about and deal with chronic illness, especially where interactions with health care providers and adherence to treatments are concerned. Health psychology: concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness. A person"s characteristic demeanor can influence his or her physical health. Link between personality and disease is somewhat complex, but nonetheless real. Heart disease accounts for nearly 27% of the deaths in the us every year. Coronary heart disease results from a reduction in blood flow through the coronary arteries, which supply the heart with blood.