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Outcome: Health in the United States and Abroad – Introductory …

Web171 Outcome: Health in the United States and Abroad Compare and contrast health care in the United States and abroad and describe major health disparities and issues within the United States

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Reading: The Cultural Significance of Health – …

Web169. Reading: The Cultural Significance of Health. If sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in society, medical sociology is the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare for both the sick and the healthy. Medical sociologists study the physical, mental, and social

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Outcome: The Social Construction of Health – Introductory …

WebMedical sociology is the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare for both the sick and the healthy. In this section, you’ll learn about the importance of medical practices and how the social construction of health explains how society both shapes and is shaped by medical ideas.

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167 Why It Matters: Health, Aging, and the Elderly

Web167 Why It Matters: Health, Aging, and the Elderly Why demonstrate an understanding of the social construction of health, and describe the processes and challenges associated with growing old?

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Introduction to Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – General …

WebThe scientific study of how stress and other psychological factors impact health falls within the realm of health psychology, a subfield of psychology devoted to understanding the importance of psychological influences on health, illness, and how people respond when they become ill (Taylor, 1999). Health psychology emerged as a discipline in

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170 Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine

WebEach of the three major theoretical perspectives approaches the topics of health, illness, and medicine differently. You may prefer just one of the theories that follow, or you may find that combining theories and perspectives provides a fuller picture of how we experience health and wellness.

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176 Reading: Healthcare Outside of the United States

WebPeople often look to Canada’s universal healthcare system, Medicare, as a model for the system. In Canada, healthcare is publicly funded and is administered by the separate provincial and territorial governments. However, the care itself comes from private providers. This is the main difference between universal healthcare and socialized

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76 Regulation of Stress and The Pursuit of Happiness

WebRegulation of Stress. As we learned in the previous section, stress —especially if it is chronic—takes a toll on our bodies and can have enormously negative health implications. When we experience events in our lives that we appraise as stressful, it is essential that we use effective coping strategies to manage our stress.Coping

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Stressors and Illness – General Psychology

WebIn addition to stress itself, emotional upset and certain stressful personality traits have been proposed as potential contributors to ill health. Franz Alexander (1950), an early-20th-century psychoanalyst and physician, once postulated that various diseases are caused by specific unconscious conflicts.

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The Nature of Mental Disorders – Abnormal Psychology

WebA manifestation of a behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunction in the individual. Neither deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious, or sexual) nor conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society are mental disorders unless the deviance or conflict is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual.

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Introduction to Lifespan Development – General Psychology

WebPhysical development involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness. Cognitive development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. Psychosocial development involves emotions, personality, and social relationships.

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78 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders

WebThe diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders is essential in studying and treating psychopathology. The classification system used by most U.S. professionals is the DSM-5. The first edition of the DSM was published in 1952, and …

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History of the DSM – Abnormal Psychology

WebThe APA published the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1952; it was based off of the ICD-6 and the military system. The first DSM contained about 60 disorders and was based on theories of abnormal psychology and psychopathology. Problems: DSM was criticized for its reliability and validity.

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108 Reading: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

WebReading: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination. The terms stereotype, prejudice, discrimination, and racism are often used interchangeably in everyday conversation. Let us explore the differences between these concepts. Stereotypes are oversimplified generalizations about groups of people. Stereotypes can be based on race, ethnicity, age

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Types of Treatment and Modalities – General Psychology

WebTwo types of therapy are psychotherapy and biomedical therapy. Both types of treatment help people with psychological disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. Psychotherapy is a psychological treatment that employs various methods to help someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth.

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Limitations of Real GDP – Principles of Macroeconomics

WebLimitations of Real GDP: Goods and Services Omitted From GDP. GDP measures the value of goods and services that are bought in markets, so it excludes: Household Production : Household production is productive activities at the home that do not involve market transactions. As more services, such as childcare, meals and laundry are provided in

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8 The Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870—1900

WebUrbanization occurred rapidly in the second half of the nineteenth century in the United States for a number of reasons. The new technologies of the time led to a massive leap in industrialization, requiring large numbers of workers. New electric lights and powerful machinery allowed factories to run twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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Complex Somatic Symptom Disorder (CSSD) – Abnormal Psychology

WebA. Somatic Symptoms. One or more somatic symptoms that are distressing and/or result in significant disruption in daily life. B. Excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to these somatic symptoms or associated health concerns: At least two of the following are required to meet this criterion: High level of health-related anxiety.

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History of Abnormal Behavior – Abnormal Psychology

Web237 History of Abnormal Behavior 500 B.C. – Ancient Times. Mental illness was thought to be caused by demons or animal spirits taking over the body. This was also true of prehistoric man – a bronze statue formerly displayed in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History depicted two men holding down another while using rudimentary tools to puncture his …

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