Emmanuel College

PSYCH2405 - 01 - Health Psychology

Credits

4.0

Term

Sep 2 - Dec 14

Open Seats

25 of 30

Schedule

Mon, Wed 12:00 – 1:15pm

Course Type

Lecture

Location

In Person

Section

01

Faculty

S. Moshier

Prerequisites

Complete PSYCH 1501

Description

This course deals with the psychophysical bases of health and illness. It considers health enhancing and health endangering behaviors, the causes of stress, ways of dealing with stress and the psychological preparation for stressful situations. Psychological research on coping and adaption is applied ot specific questions of pain, illness and modern behavioral medicine.