Psychology 2036A/B Chapter 4: Ch 4 psych reading notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Ch 4: p re ve nta tive a nd he a lth-promoting be ha viours. Lo1: ide ntify pre ve nta ble injurie s. Uninte ntiona l injurie s re pre s e nt one of the ma jor ca us e s of pre ve nta ble. Es tima te d e conomic cos t is million pe r ye a r. Fa lls a re the le a ding ca us e of s e rious injury. Hous e hold a ctivitie s a re a le a ding ca us e of non-le tha l injury a mong a dults. 35% of injurie s occur while pla ying s ports or e xe rcis e: adole s ce nts a re pa rticula rly vulne ra ble for injury while e nga ging in s ports. Home a nd workpla ce uninte ntiona l injurie s.