P3 M1 D1 CONTEMPORARY HEALTH ISSUES
Understand contemporary issues in health psychology including Smoking/alcohol and other substance dependency: health implications of smoking, consumption of alcohol and other substance dependencies; social learning perspective, addictive behaviour (including gambling and sex) – from a psychological viewpoint Eating behaviour: psychological theories of causes of obesity, anorexia and bulimia; the ethics of the treatment of these disorders Exercise: exercise behaviour, who exercises, why exercise, physical and psychological benefits and the problems associated with exercise, including when taken to excess Childbirth: the medicalisation of childbirth, cultural and religious issues, the growth of Caesarean sections, home births, water births and the rationale behind them
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- Study Level
- BTEC
- Subject
- Health and Social Care 2010 QCF
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- June 21, 2018
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- 8
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- 2017/2018
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- Essay
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