Chapter 1: Introducing Health Psychology

Chronic diseases

________ are leading cause of death for those 45- 64 years old.

Life expectancy

________ for Ueroeans is shorter in other countries, but relatively higher in the US.

Exposure

________ interacts with psychological and social factors to produce illness (leads into biopsychosocial.

Unintentional injuries

________ are leading cause of death for those under 44 years.

AMA

________ allows psychologists to bill for treating patients for physical disease.

Psychology

________ is the scientific study of behavior.

social class

Relationship between health and ethnicity are intertwined with the relationship between health, income, education and ________.

disease

A(n) ________ is a biological process that results from exposure to a pathogen.

life expectancy

Increased ________ means people live longer, which means that they suffer the health issues that come with living longer.

life expectancy

When infants die before their first birthday, it lowers ________ more than older individuals.