COMMUNITY NUTRITION II

1. PSYCHOLOGICAL APROACHES
TO HEALTH
&IMPACTS ON HEALTH PROMOTION
BY:
EVELYN S. SELASSIE

2. Definition
• Psychological aspects of Health
General
approaches to
Health
• Listed approaches
Negative and
positive impact
• Impact on Health promotion

3. PSYCHOLOGY
Emotional characteristics
Behavioral characteristics
Mental characteristics
Psychological approaches to health
integrate both educational and scientific
contribution to the promotion and
maintenance of health and prevention and
treatment of illness.

4. PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH FACTORS
Anxiety levels
Personality features and lifestyle
Behaviors

5. APPROACH TO HEALTH PROMOTION
The Bio-psycho-social model

6. PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON HEALTH
PROMOTION
Behavior: key contributing factor to
physical health
Promotion of behavioral change that
relates to every day anxieties in life.
Inform public, conduct research to solve or
recommend an intervention.
Patient centered consultation

7. SETBACKS TO HEALTH PROMOTION
Illness is a figment of imagination.
Multiculturalism.
Less acceptance in the clinical settings.

8. Cohen, L.M.; McChaurge, D.E.; & Collins,
Jr. F.L. (Eds.). 2003. The health
psychology handbook: Practical issues for
behavioral medicine specialist. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Lander, D.A. & Graham-Pole, J.R.(2008).
Love medicine for the dying and their
caregivers: The body evidence. Journal of
Health Psychology, 13, 201-212.
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