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PSY408 : Health Psychology

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Course Info
Course Category	Psychology
Course Level	Undergraduate
Credit Hours	3
Pre-requisites	PSY101
Instructor	Nauman Qureshi Masters Degree (Clinical Psychology) Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Course Contents
Introduction to Health Psychology Health Related Careers The Function of Nervous System and Endocrine Glands Digestive and Renal Systems The Respiratory System Blood Composition Soldiers of the Immune System The Phenomenon of Stress Factors that Lead to Stressful Appraisals Psychosocial Aspects of Stress Sources of Stress Measuring Stress Psychosocial Factors That Can Modify the Impact of Stress on Health How Stress Affects Health Coping with Stress Reducing the Potential for Stress Stress Management The Phenomenon of Pain: Its Nature and Types The Physiology of Pain Perception Assessing Pain Dealing with Pain Adjusting to Chronic Illnesses The Coping Process in Patients of Chronic Illness Impact of Different Chronic Conditions Psychosocial Interventions for People with Chronic Conditions Coping with and Adapting to High-Mortality Illnesses Psychosocial Interventions for Terminally Ill Patients Health and Behavior Secondary Prevention The Health Belief Model Nutrition and Health Weight Control and Diet Diet Myths Exercise and Weight Control Role of Health Psychology