PSY 3030 - Health Psychology

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course examines how psychological states (e.g. anxiety, stress) influence physical health, and how physical states (e.g. illness, pain) and the environment influence psychological health. Topics will include stress, coping, adherence to treatment, pain, chronic disease, psychoneuroimmunology and health behavior change. The course will emphasize the biopsychosocial model in understanding health and disease.
Pre-requisite(s): PSY 1010.