Health Psychology

Understand how physical health and illness relate to lifestyle and psychological factors. Explore the interaction between mind and body in more than a dozen diseases and disorders. Your course curriculum focuses on symptomatology, epidemiology, etiology, assessment and treatment. You also investigate the interactions between biological and psychological factors and view assessment and treatment from cognitive-behavioral and affective perspectives. Study relevant case studies, qualitative research, and related efforts in complementary and alternative medicine as you progress through the course.