NURS 3250 - Health Psychology

Credits: 3
Provides overview of growing partnership between psychology and health care, including history of psychology in health care; theoretical foundations of health and illness; intervention and research techniques; stress and high risk behaviors (e. g. , substance abuse, eating behaviors, AIDS); psychology’s contribution to improving outcomes and quality of life in chronic and life-threatening behaviors.

Cross Listed PSYC 3250.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or consent of instructor.