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Disease and Society in America, Fall 2005
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This course examines the growing importance of medicine in culture, economics and politics. It uses an historical approach to examine the changing patterns of disease, the causes of morbidity and mortality, the evolution of medical theory and practice, the development of hospitals and the medical profession, the rise of the biomedical research industry, and the ethics of health care in America.

Subject:
Economics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Jones, David
Date Added:
01/01/2005
Psychology
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Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan

Subject:
Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Date Added:
08/12/2021
Psychology, Stress, Lifestyle, and Health, Stress and Illness
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By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the nature of psychophysiological disordersDescribe the immune system and how stress impacts its functioningDescribe how stress and emotional factors can lead to the development and exacerbation of cardiovascular disorders, asthma, and tension headaches

Subject:
Psychology
Material Type:
Module
Author:
OER Librarian
Date Added:
08/12/2021
Video: Stress and Illness
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A brief introductory lesson on the relationship between stress and illness. Topics include psychophysiological disorders, disease prone personality characteristics, immune system, psychoneuroimmunology, stress hormones, healing, heart disease, personality, emotional states, asthma, tension headaches. Duration: 4:51.

Subject:
Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Hawkes Learning
Date Added:
05/17/2021