Health Psychology Chapter Summary

Throughout this semester of Psychology 150 I have learned a great deal about several different concepts that I consciously, and sometimes unconsciously, find myself applying to my life. There are five different psychology topics I found that held the most relevance to my life. Some of these topics do not deal with myself exclusively, but they do affect the people I hold dear to me. The topics range from disorders to personality differences, and they all affect me in some way, both indirectly and directly.

In Chapter 7 of our What Is Psychology textbook, we learned about the importance, details and strategies of memory techniques. One type of memory is Short Term, which only last up to thirty seconds before forgetting. Whenever has to remember a number or a name, they often repeat the information multiple times so that the Short Term Memory can transition into Long Term Memory. In order for this transition to occur, the information must be constantly repeated, or important enough to be held in the permanent memory, which helps create a “folder” with all retaining information and reminiscing. Another way short term can become long term is using a method called Chunking, this breaks the bigger pictures into smaller ones for the brain to remember,

2. Compulsions are repetitive, purposeful and intentional behaviors that are performed in response to a certain obsession. i. Julia’s condition leaned more towards the compulsive disorder. B. The first week of Prozac, Julia reported that her attitude was completely different.

2. The caring mother was looking to assuage her son after he was hurt on the playground.

According to the course syllabus we were introduced to the techniques of psychological research. This course was able to provide an understanding of how research is done, and what methods we can use to do so. By having a clear understanding of research and techniques used, it allows us to communicate effectively in regards to ideas behind the research process. In this paper, I will use myself as the case study to examine exactly what I learned about research.

* Predict: Offering predictions (or hypotheses) about how a given condition or set of conditions will affect

A hypothesis is an explanation that can be tested based on observation. A statistical hypothesis is testable explanation based on observation and different variables. A null hypothesis explains what the results of the experiment will be if the original hypothesis is wrong. An alternate hypothesis is the opposite result if there is or isn’t a null hypothesis. Semmelweis hypothesized that bacteria/virus filled extremities resulted in higher death rates.

David Wechsler: In charge of testing adults of widely varying cultural and socioeconomic back rounds and ages at a large hospital in NY

Income and education are closely linked with health status. The __________ the poverty rate and the __________ the education level, the better the health.

The successful completion of the doctoral program requires one to make significant sacrifices and accommodations. Majority of the doctoral students are usually motivated and eager to complete their program as soon as possible. However, many students often enroll for doctoral programs without a complete understanding of the heavy demands of such a program. The doctoral program is unique and bears little resemblance to many previous degree courses and so without the necessary accommodations one can find completing it an uphill task. Each student brings to the program his/her own set of academic strengths and weaknesses (Wisdom, & Leavitt, 2015). The attitude and abilities of each and every doctoral student is unique and so is their management of the program. Therefore, the most important ingredient to doctoral success is the capability to leverage such inherent strengths and find effective ways

The biopsychosocial model of health is a multidimensional approach to health (Lecture 1, 2014). It focuses not only on the biology or physiology of a person, but also includes the psychology of a person and the manner in which society and culture influence health as well (Gurung, 2014). It was developed in the 21st century as an important theoretical framework to approaching health and medicine (Richtig, Trapp, Kapfhamer, Jenull, Richtig & Trapp, 2016).This approach makes the assumption that the mind and body connection is not only relevant but also vital to a person’s entire well being. It takes a holistic approach when treating an individual and can improve health in the

Outline the key roles of one professional career pathway within applied psychology and critically discuss two research areas addressed within the chosen career pathway.

In Psychology 101, you learn about a personal fable; something that I have not lost. I have always wanted to change the world that I was destined for greatness and teaching elementary school students gives me that power. In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

One difference between the scholar-practitioner and the practitioner-scholar seems to be in the “premium” in which doctoral studies place on research and theory (and publications) rather than research and practice. In general, understanding that basic difference did not deter me from noticing the vast similarities and support between the two models. Still, the differences seem to be that the scholar-practitioner is potentially more concerned with (or faced with the issue of) “status” than the practitioner-scholar. When pointing out the political aspects of scholar-practitioners, McClintock (2004), in “Scholar Practitioner Model” asserts that “the more determinate the knowledge base—as in the physical and life sciences—the greater the prestige and power of the field (p. 3). Conversely, it seems that the practitioner-scholar is looking to the published research projects of the scholar-practitioner in order to synthesize that information with an emphasis on application (Capella, 2003).

Many doctors are reactive when it comes to treating their patients treating the symptoms as they come, and don’t focus on teaching their patients ways to avert the onset of disease. “Health psychology can be applied as preventive treatment or as treatment for a pre-existing illness.” (Fogel). Health psychologists have the opportunity to treat the physical needs of