Health
Psychology
Ph.D
in
Psychology
-
Health
Psychology
Health
Psychology
specialization
students
plan
to
practice
in
a
variety
of
health
care
settings
and
academic
institutions,
including
medical
centers,
medical
research
settings,
business
and
industry,
government
and
military,
as
well
as
sports
and
fitness
settings.
Others
teach
and
engage
in
research
at
colleges
and
universities.
Health
Psychology
students
will:
- Articulate
and
apply
theoretical
models
of
psychophysiological
wellness,
health
and
immunocompetence.
- Identify
and
moderate
personal
and
environmental
factors
that
impact
health.
- Understand
and
apply
evidence-based
psychological
interventions
that
emphasize
the
role
of
stress
on
health.
- Describe
psychotropic
medications
and
their
use
in
the
treatment
of
mental
and
behavioral
disorders.
- Articulate
alternatives
to
pharmacological
treatment
that
are
less
invasive,
less
disruptive
to
the
body
and
have
an
evidence
base
of
effectiveness.
- Describe
current
concepts,
theories
and
research
about
neuropsychology,
neuroanatomy,
neuropathology
and
psychoneuroimmunology
(PNI).
- Recommend
evidence-based
mind-body
interventions
to
help
patients
establish
symptom
management
or
attenuate
physical
illnesses.
- Articulate
the
impact
of
nutrition
on
psychological
dysfunction.
- Use
nutritional
models
to
promote
psychological
wellness
and
mitigate
illness.
- Use
behavioral
nutrition
as
an
approach
to
psychological
and
psychophysiological
illness
and
abnormal
behavior.
- Understand
current
ethical
standards
and
legal
responsibilities
of
health
psychologists,
including
those
pertaining
to
psychological
practice
and
research.
- Interact
with
medical
professionals
in
practice
and
research
on
a
peer-relationship
level.
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