This is an interdisciplinary course exploring biopsychosocial factors in health, illness and related physiological dysfunction. Topics include prevention, stress, psychological responses to medical diagnosis and treatment, chronic illness and adjustment, and psychological interventions with health populations, psychoneuroimmunology, and cardiovascular disease.
Prerequisites
Matriculation in School of Health Sciences OR School Health Education Program, , ONE of the following courses: PSY 570, PSY 551, OTH 504, NSG 505, PTY 504, NTR 553 or HED 558