Health Psychology

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Health Psychology is a key topic in the Edexcel A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers stress, addiction, and health promotion.

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Definition and types of stress Acute vs chronic stress Physiology of stress response HPA axis SAM pathway General Adaptation Syndrome Alarm stage Resistance stage Exhaustion stage Effects on immune system Immunosuppression Kiecolt-Glaser's research Cardiovascular effects Type A personality Psychological effects Anxiety and depression Life events Social Readjustment Rating Scale Holmes and Rahe's research Daily hassles Kanner's research Workplace stress Lack of control Workload Drug treatments Benzodiazepines Beta-blockers Psychological approaches Stress inoculation training Cognitive behavioural techniques Biofeedback Mindfulness Exercise Social support Defining addiction Physical dependence Psychological dependence Tolerance Withdrawal Biological explanations Genetic vulnerability Neurochemistry Dopamine reward pathway Psychological explanations Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Social learning Cognitive explanations Expectancy theory Social factors Peer pressure Family influences Drug addiction Nicotine addiction Alcohol addiction Behavioural addictions Gambling addiction Internet/gaming addiction Biological treatments Medication-assisted treatment Nicotine replacement Aversion therapy Psychological treatments Cognitive behavioural therapy 12-step programmes Motivational interviewing Models of health behaviour Health Belief Model Theory of planned behaviour Stages of change model Health promotion campaigns Fear appeals Effectiveness of campaigns Olds and Milner (1954) pleasure centres Brain stimulation reward Implications for addiction Munafò et al. (2007) DRD4 gene and smoking Genetic vulnerability to nicotine

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