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PSY241 Final Exam Study Guide – Health Psychology | Complete Review of All Chapters | 2025 Prep Notes

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This document is a complete final exam study guide for PSY241 – Health Psychology, consolidating material from across the course into a structured, high-yield review. It provides detailed summaries of foundational concepts such as the biopsychosocial model, history and theories of health, and health disparities. The content extends into applied behavioral models, coping strategies, patient-provider interactions, chronic illness, pain management, and preventative health behaviors. Topics span multiple domains including stress physiology, immune functioning, personality-health links, social support, medical adherence, and risk behaviors. Additionally, the guide addresses lifestyle factors such as physical activity, sleep, nutrition, obesity, and substance use (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, psychoactive drugs), presenting both psychological and biological frameworks. Students will find comprehensive coverage of research methods, health promotion strategies, and biopsychological underpinnings of disease and wellness. Perfect for final exam preparation, this guide is structured with clear headings, integrated definitions, models, and examples, making it ideal for both active recall and passive review. Recommended for: – Students enrolled in PSY241 or equivalent Health Psychology courses – Majors in Psychology, Pre-Med, Nursing, Public Health, and Behavioral Sciences – Courses in Behavioral Medicine, Psychopathology, Preventive Medicine, or Wellness Education – Learners seeking an all-in-one, exam-focused review with both psychological and biological integration Keywords: PSY241, health psychology, biopsychosocial model, stress, immune system, chronic illness, pain management, coping, health behavior models, patient-provider relationship, treatment adherence, social support, personality and health, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, obesity, substance use, psychoactive drugs, addiction models, epidemiology, prevention strategies, research methods, health disparities, psychological wellness

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PSY241: EXAM4 CH10-11 (chronic
illness, DM, CVD, cancer), PSY241:
EXAM3 CH7-9 (sleep, obesity, drug
abuse), PSY241: EXAM2 CH4-6 (stress,
cope, health behavior motivation),
PSY241: EXAM1 CH1-3 (intro theory,
research, biological sys), PSY450: EXAM
1 C...


Healthy heart fact: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-size of clench fist 11oz


-3 layers (peri>epi>myo>endocardium)

-pumps 5+ qtz/min


cardiovascular dz: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-umbrella term


-CVD=disorder of heart, vessels

,-CHD=chronic dz which arteries become clogged/narrowed

-stroke=lack of oxygen supply to brain

-atherosclerosis=LDL cholesterole clogged arteries

-arteriosclerosis=lose elasticity>scarring>plaque (high

CRP/inflammation=marker dx)

*atherosclerosis=unclear cause likely from WBC destruction>scar in

wall>fatty deposits easily


CVD manifestion symptoms: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-angina pectoris=extreme CP

by lack O2 supply (ischemia)

-myocardial infarction(MI)=heart attack, death of tissue due to lack O2

-Stroke(CVA)=damage to brain due to lack O2 (athero/arterioschlerosis)

-3 types of stroke (ischemic stroke=lack O2, hemorrhagic stroke=burst

vessel, aneurysm=pressure bursting bulge)

*hemorrhagics=most common stroke death


Stroke damage to brain: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-CVA due to lack O2 (ischemic,

hemorrhagic)

-symptoms include paralysis or weakness to opposite side of body

,-CT scans shows dark areas (dead tissue)

-cause by blood clot/hemorrage


Risk factors for CVD: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Framingham Heart/nurses health

study/interheart study found many factors

-uncontrollable risk=FHx, age, gender

-controllable=HTN, cholesterol lv, obesity, tobacco use


Mortality rate CVD: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-CVD>stroke>lung>breast


-highest in black>white>hispanics

-(graphs)


UNcontrollable risk factors: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-FHx=relative onset at young

age likely due to genes (<55yo male, <65yo female)

-PMHx of HTN, HLD

-high in male gender (>40yo), menopausal women

-gender risk not universal likley due to lifestyle & hormonal difference of

white males

*women often underdiagnosed




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, Controllable risk factors: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-knowing own genetic risk profile


-life style changes (low BP, low Na/fat diet, exercise)

-normal body weight (BMI 18-24)

-mediterrean diet (intense diets will only work temporary and not

maintained)

-optimistic personality (les anger, low CVR)

-Chicago Heart association detection project=healthy lifestyles add 9.5yr to

man.


HTN: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) preHTN=120-139/80-89mmHg


-stage 1= (120-129/80-89)

-stage 2= (+140/90)

2.) HTN=140/90 chronic

-primary/essential=no 1 factor (obesity, sedentary, stress, salt, heredity,

ethnicity)


cardiovascular reactivity (CVR): - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-own reaction to stress

(changes in HR, BP, hormoes)
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