Health Psych Lecture 1 Match

What is Health Psychology

Set 1: Foundations of Health Psychology

Set 1 of 3
Health Psychology
Humoral theory
Health
Mind-body dualism
Strengthening national health programs
Supernatural and mysticism beliefs
Evil spirits
Early cultures believed disease was caused by these entering the body, sometimes addressed by trephination
This Renaissance concept, introduced by Descartes, separated the mind and body
In the Middle Ages, disease was attributed to these forces, and religion was associated with health
A key function of the World Health Organization related to guidance for governments
Understanding psychological influences on staying healthy, getting ill, and responding to illness defines this field
The Greek theory positing four essential bodily fluids (blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm)
The World Health Organization defines this as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being