a branch of behavioural medicine that focuses on psychology's contributions to diagnosing, treating and preventing psychological aspects of physical illness.
the field that applies psychological principles to the prevention and treatment of physical illness. (22, 558)
A branch of psychology dealing with the role of psychological factors in health and illness. See also behavioural medicine.
A field of applied psychology that seeks to use psychological theory and knowledge to promote personal and public health. Specific focuses include problems as diverse as identifying the aetiology of illness, understanding the conditions and correlates of well-being, developing techniques for prevention and treatment of illness and improving health care delivery systems.
The subarea within psychology devoted to understanding psychological influences on health, illness, and responses to those states, as well as the psychological origins and impacts of health policy and health interventions.
The study of physical health and illness by psychologists from various areas of specialization.
Health psychology is a relatively new field which is evolving and developing as one of the main areas of applied psychology. Although its early beginnings can be traced to the kindred field of clinical psychology, four different approaches to health psychology have been defined: clinical, public health, community and critical health psychology (Marks, Murray et al., 2005).