Psychology and Health Issues Amber Findley HCA/250 05/19/2013 Vinod Sharma Psychology and Health Issues According to Mayo Clinic‚ obesity is defined as having an excessive amount of body fat. (Mayo Clinic‚ 2013) Obesity is a disease that has become an epidemic in the United States. In the last two decades‚ there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who are obese. “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and
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Psychology and Health Issues Program Review October 7‚ 2012 HCA/250 Instructor: Catherine Doughty In this final project of the class‚ we are asked to follow a widespread psychological issue to be chosen from a list of subjects. The overview that was selected was diabetes. An explanation of the health issue overview‚ education program‚ and a proposal to improve the program will be explained in the following paragraphs as well as psychology issues‚ risk factors‚ and treatments that are associated
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How does psychology affect ones physical health? Several psychological factors including stress‚ behavior due to chronic pain‚ depression‚ and cultural beliefs can have adverse affects on the body’s physical condition. The treatment of both physiological and psychological aspects of poor health are crucial for patients to have successful treatment outcomes‚ maintain and improve wellness‚ and improved adherence to medical regimens. Adding a team of five psychologists to a hospital’s staff and assigning
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Obesity HCA/250 September 15‚ 2013 Abstract Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. There are several risk factors from centralized obesity. According to Whitney and Sizer‚ “Fat that collects deep within the central abdominal area of the body‚ called visceral fat‚ poses the greatest risk with regard to: diabetes‚ hypertension‚ heart disease‚ gallbladder disease‚ stroke and some kinds of cancer. (2011‚ page 326) However‚ knowing these risks that can be potentially
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Health Psychology Committee Report HCA 250 May 2008 Health Psychology Committee Report page 2 Our hospital as well as all hospitals need a health care reform plan to ensure that all patients are getting proper counseling during their hospital stay and when they leave they can take care of themselves to the best of their ability with out-patient help if needed. Education about their illnesses‚ surgeries‚ hospital stays‚ overall health‚ and after care is of utmost importance
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Psychology and Health Issues: Stress By: Kimberley Messina HCA/250 Have you ever heard of the term “fight-or-flight” stress response? You will feel this when you have more to worry about and handle then you are used to‚ or simply‚ when you are stressed. When your body is going through the fight-or-flight stress response‚ your body will make more hormones that will speed up your heart rate‚ give you a burst of energy‚ and make you breathe faster than normal (Healthwise
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Running head: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT Health Psychology Committee Report University of Phoenix Health Psychology Committee Report Health Psychology is a specialty that focuses on how different biological‚ psychological‚ social and behavioral factors influence the recovery of ones health and illnesses. The committee has set forth five specialists to collaborate on the study of the illness and to give specialized treatment in each area of recovery while dealing with such situations
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Week 9 Final Project assignment Vicki Browning University of Phoenix/ HCA 250 The subject I choose for my Fianl paper was: Substance Abuse. The reason I choose this subject was because I have had a lot of experience with it. Substance Abuse is a very serious addiction that can happen to anyone. An addiction is any continued involvement with a substance or activity despite its ongoing negative consequences. It is also
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Co-workers and their overall health. “Cigarette smoking causes more than 480‚000 deaths each year in the United States. This is about one in five deaths.”(CDC‚ 2014) Even though many people are aware of the risks that come with smoking cigarettes they continue to do so no matter the cost. I will be discussing the factors that influence people to smoke‚ how it can affect their jobs‚ help that is available in the work place‚ and how it can affect your mental health as well as your physical.
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Week 7 Assignment Tiffany Cartwright HCA 250 May 12‚ 2013 Violence in the Workplace Workplace violence includes threatening behaviors‚ verbal abuse and physical assault. In any given week about 20 workers are murdered in the United States (Bruce& Nowlin‚ 2011). This can include the harming of an employee or client/customer of an organization by another employee‚ client/customer‚ or member of the general public. Many internal and external factors‚ including socioeconomic conditions‚ problems
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