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Exam 1 Study Guide S15

The document provides a study guide for an exam in health psychology, outlining 8 topics to review: 1) introduction to health psychology, 2) health behavior and behavior change, 3) diet, obesity, and eating disorders, 4) exercise and sport psychology, 5) substance use, abuse, and addiction, 6) sleep, 7) stress, and 8) pain. It lists several concepts and theories within each topic area that students should know for the 50 multiple choice question exam.

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Exam 1 Study Guide S15

The document provides a study guide for an exam in health psychology, outlining 8 topics to review: 1) introduction to health psychology, 2) health behavior and behavior change, 3) diet, obesity, and eating disorders, 4) exercise and sport psychology, 5) substance use, abuse, and addiction, 6) sleep, 7) stress, and 8) pain. It lists several concepts and theories within each topic area that students should know for the 50 multiple choice question exam.

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Study Guide PSY3063 Health Psychology Exam #1

Below is a list of topics you should know for Exam #1. You should also know about each of these areas of
health psychology in general from what weve discussed in class. Exam format is 50 multiple-choice questions.
1 Introduction to Health Psychology
Health & Wellness
Etiology
Acute Disorders vs Chronic Illnesses
Biomedical View
Biopsychosocial Model
2 Health Behavior & Behavior Change
Self-Efficacy
Internal vs. External Locus of Control
Health Belief Model
Self-Determination Theory
Learned Helplessness Experiments
Genie the Feral Child
3 Diet, Obesity, & Eating Disorders
Biopsychosocial Determinants of Diet
Set Point Theory of Obesity
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Muscle Dysmorphia
Freeganism
ProAna movement
4 Exercise & Sport Psychology
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
Overjustification Effect
Approach & Avoidance Goal Orientation
Learning & Performance Goal Orientation
Audience Effect
Ringelmann Effect
Junior Seau (NFL linebacker)

5 Substance Use, Abuse, & Addiction


4 types of Psychoactive Substances
Physiological Dependence
Psychological Addiction
Dopamine Hypothesis of Addiction
Self-Medication Hypothesis
Drug Synergy
Online Gaming Addiction
6 Sleep
Biological and Psychological Functions
Circadian Rhythm
NREM vs. REM Sleep
Insomnia
Shift Phase Sleep Disorder
Psychoanalytic Dream Interpretation
7 Stress
Yerkes-Dodson Law
General Adaptation Syndrome
Person-Environment Fit
Problem-focused/Approach Coping
Emotional-focused/Avoidance Coping
PTSD in the Military
John Henryism
8 Pain
Organic vs. Psychogenic Pain
Recurrent vs. Progressive Pain
Gate Control Theory
Hilgards Hidden Observer

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