Course Catalog - 2016-2017

     

PSYC 346 - STRESS AND HEALTH

Long Title: STRESS AND HEALTH: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STRESS AND DISEASE
Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
Description: This is an introductory course on psychobiological processes in animals and humans as they pertain to the development of stress responses and disease. In this course, we will review models of stress as well as the physiological processes implicated in bodily diseases. We will also review behavioral, psychological and pharmacological variables involved in stress processes. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PHYS 345.