What Is One Reason That the Field of Health Psychology

question 156

Multiple Choice

What is one reason that the field of health psychology has emerged

• A) Being ill affects mood, and we need to understand this unidirectional effect. 
• B) It is now well-known that many diseases have neurological origins. 
• C) Our modern focus on health includes prevention, not just treating existing illness. 
• D) Diseases such as AIDS can have a serious impact on cognitive functioning.

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Perception

The process of recognizing, organizing, and interpreting sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment.

Sense Organs

Specialized structures in the body that provide organisms the ability to process and respond to external stimuli.

Sensations

The process of detecting physical stimuli from the environment and converting them into neural signals.