Health and Factors

Factors and Health

Describe the physical, emotional, and cognitive effects of stress.

Identify psychological factors that can affect health.

Discuss how psychology has contributed to the treatment of various physical health problems.

Course Assignments

1. CheckPoint: Effects of Stress

You are currently an associate at an advertising agency where you have worked for 2 years. You are pursuing a promotion to the position of advertising executive. Whereas you have expected to put in extra hours and some added responsibility as part of earning the promotion, your boss has increased your workload significantly, including some projects that had been assigned to other associates. You have more deadlines than you think you can meet, plus the pressure of creating new and innovative material for your campaigns.

· Answer each of the following questions in 50 to 75 words:

o What steps of the general adaptation syndrome will I experience?

o What emotional and cognitive effects might this stressor produce?

o If this stress continues, how might it affect my health?

o How might I resolve this situation effectively?

· Post your response as an attachment.

· You must cite your sources and include a reference using APA style when referencing any source material or information.

2. Assignment: Psychology and Health Problems

· Review Figure 4.3.

· Summarize the multifactorial model and how it relates to the diagnosis of illnesses.

· Select two health problems discussed in the text.

· Explain what role psychology has played in understanding and managing these health problems.

· Post a 1,050- to 1,400-word, APA-formatted paper as an attachment.

· You must cite your sources and include a reference using APA style when referencing any source material or information.

Weekly Reminders

Summary of Week 4 Deliverables

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|CP 1 Effects...