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Nov 15, 2024
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PSY 425 - Clinical Health Psychology An overview of clinical health psychology. Discussion of the role of the professional psychologist within clinical health settings and practice. Examination of specific health behaviors that cause widespread burden such as smoking, obesity, sexual risk behaviors and the psychological interventions used to prevent and treat associated health consequences. Prerequisites: PSY 101 and six additional credit hours in psychology. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the role of a clinical health psychologist and what differentiates the professional role from other subspecialties of clinical psychology and other health professions.
- List health behaviors that cause considerable health burden.
- Describe how health behaviors are related to health outcomes and why they offer the distinct opportunity for psychological intervention.
- List and describe prevention and intervention methods used by clinical health psychologists as applied to specific health behaviors and illnesses (e.g., smoking, obesity, sexual risk).
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