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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PSY 423 - Health Psychology

3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 390. PSY 391, PSY 392, PSY 393 or PSY 394;; Psychology Majors Only; Minimum Gpa of 2.75
Provides an overview of health psychology: the scientific study of behaviors and cognitive processes related to health states. It addresses the mind/body connection, the influence of social and physical environments on our health, cognitive processing of health information, health belief models and the link between personality traits and health. The interactions between these biological, psychological, and social influences on individuals’ health states are examined from an empirical perspective.