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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PS 350 - Psychology of Health and Illness


Theory and research regarding the biological, psychological, and social aspects of health and illness will be examined. The interrelationships of stress, emotion, and illnesses including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and immune dysfunction will be discussed. Students will complete a health genealogy project to improve his/her quality of life (physical and psychological).

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions: PS-101 or PB-101 or BI-152 or Permission of Instructor; Psychology Majors/Minors and Neuroscience/Health Science/Public Health Majors Only (Majors/Minors Only restriction will be released for Open Registration).

LSC/Core: Social and Institutional Dimensions of Human Behavior/ NA