Lecture 1 Health 112.pdf

Health Psychology Lecture 1 Associate Professor Damian Scarf Ko wai au?  Health Psychology Module What is Health Stress and Stigma and Psychology? Health Health August 26 August 28 August 30 Neurodiversity Māori Health Pacific...

Health Psychology Lecture 1 Associate Professor Damian Scarf Ko wai au?  Health Psychology Module What is Health Stress and Stigma and Psychology? Health Health August 26 August 28 August 30 Neurodiversity Māori Health Pacific Health September 9 September 11 September 13 Social Media and Alcohol and Damian Has No Health Health Idea September 16 September 18 September 20  Reading Reading: Psychology: The Science Of Mind And Behaviour Michael W. Passer & Ronald E. Smith Chapter 14 Health and Well-being (pp. 549-594)  Lecture 1 Outline 1. What Do We Mean by ‘Health’? 2. What is Health Psychology? a. Parts of Textbook Kinda Suck  What Do We Mean by ‘Health’? ‘the state of complete physical, social and spiritual well-being, not simply the absence of illness’ (World Health Organization (WHO) 1946) ‘Health is a state of well-being with the satisfaction of physical, cultural, psychosocial, economic and spiritual needs, not simply the absence of illness’ (Marks et al 2024) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Morality, Creativity, Spontaneity, Problem Solving, Lack of Prejudice, Acceptance of Facts Self-Esteem, Confidence, Achievement, Respect of Others, Respect by Others Friendship, Family, Intimacy Security of Body, Employment, Resources, Family, Health, Property Breathing, Food, Water, Sex, Sleep, Homeostasis What Is Health Psychology? Cake Parfait Onion  The Health Psychology Onions Approaches Framework Approaches Within Health Psychology  Health Psychology Onion Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Living & Working Conditions (Public Health Psychology) Biomedicine Biological Factors e.g., age, sex, heredity Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Clinical Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) ‘The aggregate of the specific educational, scientific, and professional contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention Living & Working Conditions and treatment of illness, the identification of etiologic and (Public Health Psychology) diagnostic correlates of health and illness and related dysfunctions, and the analysis and improvement of the health care system and health policy.’ (Matarazzo, 1982) Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Clinical Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Evidence-Based Practice Living & Working Conditions (Public Health Psychology) Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Randomised-Control Trials Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Community Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) ‘Advancing theory, research and social action to promote Living & Working Conditions positive well-being, increase empowerment, and prevent the (Public Health Psychology) development of problems of communities, groups and individuals.’(Society for Community Research and Action, 2001) Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Community Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Capacity Building & Empowering Living & Working Conditions (Public Health Psychology) Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Participatory Action Research Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Public Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Living & Working Conditions The application of psychological theory, research and (Public Health Psychology) technologies towards the improvement of the health of the population Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Public Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Behaviour Change Living & Working Conditions (Public Health Psychology) Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Epidemiological Methods Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Critical Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Living & Working Conditions The analysis of how power, economics and macro-social (Public Health Psychology) processes influence health, health care, and social issues, and the study of the implications for the theory and praxis of health work Social & Community Influences (Community Health Psychology) Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology)  Critical Health Psychology Socio-economic & Environmental Conditions (Critical Health Psychology) Power & Rights Living & Working Conditions (Public Health Psychology) Social & Community Influences Critical (Community Health Psychology) Analysis Individual Lifestyle Factors (Clinical Health Psychology) A Framework for Health Psychology A Framework for Health Psychology Socio-economic, Cultural, & Environmental Conditions Living & Working Conditions Social & Community Networks Individual Lifestyle Factors Colonisation Age, Sex, & Constitutional Factors A Framework for Health Psychology Holistic All health determinants Individual is at the core Each layer in context Interdisciplinary flavour No ranking Acknowledges complexity Applying the Framework to the Textbook Figure 14.3 (page 551)  Disease Risk Factors Coronary heart disease Tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle Cancer Tobacco use, improper diet, alcohol use, environmental exposure, sedentary lifestyle Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) Tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle Chronic lung disease Tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle Accidental injuries Not using seatbelts, alcohol use, home hazards Table 14.1 (page 551)  Diet high in cereal fibre Moderate to vigorous Body mass index (BMI) and polyunsaturated physical activity for