Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PSY 239 - Health Psychology (3 Cr.)

*CREDITS CHANGED TO 4 CREDITS EFFECTIVE FALL 2013
An introduction to the ways in which the mind, body, and behavior interact in health and disease. Topics include health behaviors and behavior change, coping with illness/disability, self-management approaches to physical illness, the impact of stress and coping on disease and on immune function, and the relationship between psychopathology and physical health. Treatment and prevention efforts will be considered. Prerequisite: PSY 111 . Spring semester. Friedman-Wheeler.