PSYC1750 — Introduction to Health Psychology
PSYC 1750 - Introduction to Health Psychology PSYC 1750 - Introduction to Health Psychology 3 Credits This course examines how psychological, social and biological factors interact with and affect individuals’ efforts to promote their own health and prevent or cope will illness. Topics include individual responses by gender, age and ethnicity, variations in health-related behaviors, stress and illness; whether and what kind of treatment individuals seek for health problems and whether they adhere to treatment recommendations; and the theories and methods used by psychologists to understand these issues. 3C/3/0/0 Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 5
Prerequisites: READ0721, READ0724, EAPP0860