What is health psycology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Health psychology is concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health, and the prevention and treatment of illness. ¨The state of complete physical, social and spiritual well-being, not simply the absence of illness¨. But there are some other aspects that have to be taken into consideration: wealth/poverty condition, spiritual well-being, lacking elements within the definition… Which brings the next health definition: ¨A state of well-being...