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    The aims of health psychology are to understand how psychological factors influence health and illness through developing and testing theories, as well as applying theories to prevent and intervene in unhealthy behaviors. Specifically, health psychologists study people's beliefs about health and illness, the role of behaviors in disease development and progression, coping with illness, and interactions with healthcare providers, with the overall goal of promoting health.

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    The aims of health psychology are to understand how psychological factors influence health and illness through developing and testing theories, as well as applying theories to prevent and intervene in unhealthy behaviors. Specifically, health psychologists study people's beliefs about health and illness, the role of behaviors in disease development and progression, coping with illness, and interactions with healthcare providers, with the overall goal of promoting health.

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    The aims of health psychology

    The aims of health psychology

    The aims of health psychology can be divided into two


    main aspects:
    1. Understanding, explaining, developing and testing
    theory (for example: what is the role of behaviour in the
    etiology of illness? Can we predict unhealthy behaviour by
    studying beliefs?).
    2. Putting theory into practice (for example: if we
    understand the role of behaviour in illness, can unhealthy
    behaviours be targeted for intervention? if we change
    beliefs and behaviour, can we prevent illness onset?)

    Health psychologists study the role of psychology in


    all areas of health and illness, including:
    1. what people think about health and illness;
    2. the role of beliefs and behaviours in becoming ill;
    3. the experience of being ill in terms of adaption to
    illness;
    4. contact with health professionals;
    5. coping with illness;
    6. compliance with a range of interventions; and
    7. the role of psychology in recovery from illness,
    quality of life and longevity.

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