Health Psych Chapter 1

behavioral medicine

biomedical approach

biopsychosocial approach

culture (MY DEFINTION)

a concept that encompasses where you live, how old you are, friends and parents, social relationships and norms, ethnic and religious background, climate, and more

epidemiology

health

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being

health psychology

morbidity

mortality

socioeconomic status (SES)

a measure of an individual’s or family’s combined economic and social standing relative to others

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

the balance of yin and yang, the two complementary forces in the universe. often translated into hot and cold, the yin and yang are referring to qualities and not temperatures.

culture (BOOK DEFINITION)

a unique meaning and information system, shared by a group and transmitted across generations, that allows the group to meet basic needs of survival, by coordinating social behavior to achieve a viable existence, to transmit successful social behaviors, to pursue happiness and well-being, and to derive meaning from life