PSYC 001 Chapter 11: Michael Gazzaniga
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Health & well- being in biological and medical terms. Western medical model definition of health: lack of disease. Focuses on disease states and treatments to cure them. People as passive recipients of disease and of the medical treatments designed to return them to health after illness. Assumption: people"s mental states have little effects on their physical states. Health psychology: interdisciplinary field, which integrates research on heath and psychology. Health psychologists rely on the research methods of psychology to understand the interrelationship between thoughts, actions, and physical & mental health. Also study the inverse of these relationships: how health -related behaviors and outcomes affect people"s actions, thoughts & emotions. Health psychology: field that integrates research on health & on psychology; it involves the application of psychological principles to promote health and well- being. Well- being: positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction.
