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What is Health Psychology?

Health Psychology is a branch of Psychology that applies psychological research and methods to:

• the promotion and maintenance of health;
  
• the prevention and management of illness;
  
• the identification of psychological factors contributing to
  
• physical illness;
• the improvement of the health care system;
• the formulation of health policy.

Typical questions addressed by health psychology research:

• How do people adapt to chronic illness?
• What factors influence healthy eating?
• How is stress linked to heart disease?
• Why do patients often not take their medication as prescribed?