INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING PRIMER Early Career ...

Chapter 11: Health Psychology,
Emotion & Motivation
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: COVERAGE SUGGESTIONS
1 class period (50 min – 75 min):
Definition of health psychology
Why we need health psychology
What types of people and careers work in health psychology
The interdisciplinary work done using health psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Amanda Whitworth Bequette
Missouri Institute of Mental Health – University of Missouri-St. Louis
4.1: Describe major applied areas (e.g., clinical, counseling,
industrial/organizational, school, etc.) and emerging (e.g., health, forensics, media,
military, etc.) applied areas of psychology.
4.2: Identify appropriate applications of psychology in solving problems.
4.2.a.: The pursuit and effect of healthy lifestyles.
4.2.d.: Psychology-based interventions in clinical, counseling, educational,
industrial/organizational, community, and other settings and their empirical
evaluation.
4.3: Articulate how psychological principles can be used to explain social issues and
inform public policy.
4.3.a. Recognize sociocultural contexts may influence the application of
psychological principles in solving social problems.
4.3.b.: Describe how applying psychological principles can facilitate
appropriate change in institutions and in society.
4.3.c.: Articulate the role of psychology in developing, designing, and
disseminating public policy.
(as suggested by APA guidelines, 2007)
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