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Stress and Illness – Psychology

WEBIn addition to stress itself, emotional upset and certain stressful personality traits have been proposed as potential contributors to ill health. Franz Alexander (1950), an early-20th …

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Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present – Psychology

WEBAccording to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013), 19% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2012. For teens (ages 13–18), the rate is similar to …

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Stressors – Psychology

WEBIn the 1960s, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe wanted to examine the link between life stressors and physical illness, based on the hypothesis that life events …

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Stress and Illness – OpenStax Psychology Revisions

WEBSkin. acne, eczema, psoriasis. In addition to stress itself, emotional upset and certain stressful personality traits have been proposed as potential contributors to ill health. …

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Module 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

WEBModule 3 covers the issues of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. We will define assessment and then describe key issues such as reliability, validity, standardization, …

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1.3 Contemporary Psychology – Introductory Psychology

WEBContemporary psychology is a diverse field that is influenced by all of the historical perspectives described in the preceding section. Reflective of the discipline’s diversity is …

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Chapter 2: Population and Health – Introduction to Human …

WEBUnderstand: the spatial organization of the human population. Explain: the dynamics of population as they are reflected in fertility, morbidity, and mortality. Describe: the …

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Module 11: Motivation and Health and Wellness – Motivation

WEBModule Overview. Module 11 covers the interesting topic of health and wellness, two terms we all can relate to even if you do not realize, at this time, that they are not the same …

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2.8 GEOGRAPHY OF HEALTH – Introduction to Human Geography

WEB19. 2.8 GEOGRAPHY OF HEALTH. Although the health of populations has been considered in most sections of this chapter, there are some aspects that can be …

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Stressors – OpenStax Psychology Revisions

WEBExtensive research has demonstrated that accumulating a high number of life change units within a brief period of time (one or two years) is related to a wide range of physical …

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13.1 Mental Health Treatment: Past & Present

WEBThis painting by Francisco Goya, called The Madhouse, depicts a mental asylum and its inhabitants in the early 1800s. It portrays those with psychological disorders as victims. …

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What Is Lifespan Development

WEBstudy of development using norms, or average ages, when most children reach specific developmental milestones. nurture. environment and culture. physical development. …

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Module 8: Gender Through a Health Psychology Lens

WEB8.3.1. Exercise. Our first factor, exercise, is a positive health behavior that has been shown to reduce the rates of mortality and morbidity. More specifically, increased activity level …

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13.5 The Sociocultural Model & Therapy Utilization

WEBSUMMARY. The sociocultural perspective looks at you, your behaviors, and your symptoms in the context of your culture and background. Clinicians using this approach integrate …

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Contemporary Psychology – Psychology

WEBContemporary psychology is a diverse field that is influenced by all of the historical perspectives described in the preceding section. Reflective of the discipline’s diversity is …

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Ecological Systems Theory – Theoretical Models for Teaching and …

WEBEcological Systems Theory (EST), also known as human ecology, is an ecological/ system framework developed in 1979 by Urie Bronfenbrenner (Harkonen, 2007). Harkonen …

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Module 3 – Classification, Assessment, Diagnosis

WEBModule 3 covers the issues of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. We will define assessment and then describe key issues such as reliability, validity, standardization, …

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Module 9: Gender Through a Clinical Psychology Lens

WEBGender Paradox. When breaking down the statistics by gender, there are two trends that consistently hold true in Western cultures 1) females have a higher rate of nonfatal …

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