UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE PSICOLOGIA

CURSO
INGLÉS TÉCNICO II
TEMA
Health Psychology.

DOCENTE:
MENDOZA LARICO LUCIA BEATRIZ
CLASS N° 04
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
 EPICS

Objective :

Learning about health psychology; asking for an

explanation.
Reading
 Health Psychology
East University Psychology Majors:
Health Psychology Focus
 READING
East university offers a comprehensive curriculum in health psychology. This
program explores the relationship between a healthy mind and healthy body. The
program trains students to become practicing clinicians.

Modern psychologists understand that many biopsychosocial factors influence

health. That’s because psychological processes directly affect physical processes.
For instance, many cultural factors can cause stress. This, is turn, causes the body
to release cortisol. Over time, this hormone negatively affects the body. Students
will study this and many other biological processes.

Students will also research new developments in healthcare. This highlights the
latest breakthroughs in the prevention of illness. Recently, students studied the
relationship between socioeconomic status and smoking. A major scientific journal
recently published their research. Another group is preparing to study the biological
effects of social processes. They hope to discover how competition affects the
immune systems
 Get ready
A. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions

1. What are the goals of health psychology?

1. It’s to understand the relationship between biological, psychological
and social processes and how they affect health.
2. Use this knowledge to these relationships to prevent illness.
3. It’s to study the effects that illnesses have on person’s psychological
well-being.
4. Health psychologists examine healthcare policies and ensure that they
are psychologically beneficial.
2. What is an example of a psychological factor that can affect health?

One example of a psychological factor that can affect someone’s health is stress.
When people experience a stressful situation, such as responding to a threat, the
body releases a hormone called cortisol.
This hormone causes the body to experience a quick burst of energy and a lower
sensitivity to pain, among other effects.
However, over time, it also has negative effects on a person´s health. It can cause
body aches, as well as issues such as high blood pressure.
 Reading
Read the webpage. Then choose the correct answer.

1. What is the purpose of the website?

A. To review the history of health psychology.
B. To explain the results of a study in health psychology
C. To help students enroll in a health psychology course.
D. To outline topics covered in a health psychology program
2. What is NOT true about 3. What is true about cortisol?
the health psychology
program?

A. It addresses both mental and A. It is released during stressful events.

Psysical processes. B. It is the subject of one of the school’s
B. It primarily prepares students for
careers in research. studies.
C. It examines the effects of cultural C. It provides long-term benefits to the body.
factors.
D. It includes the study of social D. It is part of the body’s immune system.
processes on individuals.
 vocabulary
• Match the words (1-5) with the definitions (A-E)
 1___social
C process 2___
D cultural factor 3___biopsychosocial
B

4___biological
A process 5___socioeconomic
E status.
A an activity that takes
place within a living thing. D an element of society
that affects individuals or
B relating to the social, groups of people.
psychological, or biological
aspects of pain. E a measurement of
employment level and
C an activity that occurs inumne.
when people interact with
each other.
 Vocabulary
Match the words (1-6) with the sentences.

B
1 __
A cortisol 2__C healthcare 3__D healt psychology 4__
B illnes 5 ___smoking

A. The woman’s body released ______ when she saw her child in danger.
B. The habit of _______is very bad for the throat, lungs and heart.
C. Physicians and psychologists work in the field of ____________
D. __________focuses on how the body and mind affect each other.
E. The patient’s ____________was caused by various psychological
factors.
 Listening
• Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor. Mark the
following statements as true (T) or false (F)

F The woman defines a biological process incorrectly.

• 1 ___
T The man uses depression as an example of a biopsychosocial
• 2 ___
T The woman identifies a biological benefits of social interaction.
• 3 ___
 Listen again and complete the conversation
I about health
Student : Do you have a munute ? I have a question 1________ psychology
________ _________

Professor: Sure . What’s up?

To biological processes
Student : Well, pshycal illnesses are usually related 2 ______ ______ _____________, right ?
Biological cause
Professor : That´s right. Any affect on the body has a 3 ________ ___________
Psychological processes affect
Student : Then how can 4 __________ __________________a patient’s health?

Professor : Basically, psychological processes produce biological processes.

That understand
Student: I’m not sure 5___________.________ Can you give an example?
Depression for instance.
Professor: Well take 6__________________________. It’s often the result of a psychological process. But it
makes the body reléase hormones
 Speaking
With a partner, act out the roles below based in the conversation.
Then, swith roles
 Homework

• Students should form groups of 5 people and develop a mind map of

health psychology
• oral presentation and must use the camera to present homework.
 EPICS

1.Why is it important the health psychology in

patients?
2.What does health psychology explore?