Psyc 409: 

Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology

Course abstract + description

Psyc 409 Course Catalogue Description:

Prerequisites: PSYC 301W/301L with a grade of C- or higher and senior standing, or consent of instructor for non-majors. Corequisite: PSYC 409L.  This course offers a critical appraisal of the primary literature in behavioral medicine and health psychology. An analysis of health-enhancing and health-compromising decisions. Topics include stress and coronary prone behaviors, psycho- immunology, obesity, eating disorders, exercise, smoking cessation, hypertension, diabetes, and pain management.

Use of Google Forms:

This course uses Google Forms to assign and submit course tasks, labs, discussion questions+answers, and thoughts. In addition, Google Forms will be used to quiz and examine student comprehension of course materials. 



Spring Semester is a time of  COVID-19 and Variants, RSV, Flu (Influenza), War, Inflation, Gun Violence, Weather and more ... we must keep our wits, and steady and compose ourselves, and apply ourselves with all our tools, senses, kindnesses and skills. 



This page is dedicated to the students of CNU and the Department of Psychology.  The resources below are for the specific use of CNU students enrolled in Psychology 409.  Material included in this web page are considered copyrighted as of 2020.  This webpage section is built during the time of CoVID19, March of 2020 and 2021, updated 2022...