PSY 1060 - Introduction to Health Psychology

Institution:

Community College of Vermont

Subject:

Description:

3 CR. Examines ways in which psychological factors can affect health and well-being as well as the influences of cultural and biopsychosocial factors on mental and physical health and health/ illness related behaviors. Topics include primary prevention of illness, health enhancing and health damaging behaviors, psychosomatic illness, stress and coping, pain management, and how individuals interact with the health care system.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ccv.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 828-2800

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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