PSYC2301 Collin College -PSYC 2301 Health Psyc Midterm questions n answers

PSYC 2301 Health Psyc MidtermHealth psychology - correct answer Devoted to understanding psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill Health - correct answer The World Health Organization defined ______________ as "a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" 1) to give worldwide guidance in the field of health 2) to set global standards for health 3) to cooperate with governments in strengthening national health programs 4) to develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information and standards - correct answer The WHO (World Health Organization) has 4 main functions. These are? 1) Health promotion and maintenance 2) Prevention and treatment of illness 3) Etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction 4) Impact of health professionals on people's behaviour and develop recommendations for improving health care - correct answer Health psychologists focus on? Etiology - correct answer Refers to the origins or causes of illness A unit; disease arose when evil spirits entered the body and that these spirits could be exorcied through through the treatment process. They employed trephination, where they drilled small holes in the person's skill, believing that the evil spirits would leave the body while the "physician", or shaman, performed the treatment ritual - correct answer In the earliest times, it was believed that the mind and body were considered what? (also list how they would deal with illness)