PSYC 228 - Health Psychology

3 cr.

(Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in PSYC 110, AP or Transfer Credit)

An overview of health psychology and its professional activities. Topics include methods of health promotion and disease prevention, theories of health behavior change, a biopsychosocial approach to treating chronic illnesses, stress/coping processes, pain management, social factors that affect health and illness, and the role of psychologists in integrated healthcare.