Psychology · Boston College
Health psychology examines how to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, identify the causes and diagnostic correlates of health and illness, and improve health care systems and policy. This course provides an overview of major concepts and questions in the field, combining classic and contemporary research with a critical examination of psychological theories applied to health and illness. Through reading, lectures, and interactive discussions, students will critically examine various psychological and social influences on health such as identity, behaviors, beliefs, relation
