The major theories of health psychology

Assignment 2: Literature Review

This week, you will complete a annotated bibliography for a paper that will be due in Week 5. For more information on the required format of the bibliography please click on annotated bibliography template. Choosing what area of health psychology that you wish to explore further in this assignment begins with examining the following areas related to the course competencies. Use this as a guide when choosing research articles. Remember, this is a course on psychology; the research should relate to health psychology and not purely to the medical issues related to the disorders and conditions covered below:

1. The major theories of health psychology.
2. Stress on and health of an individual.
3. Stress due to the developmental stage.
4. Models of coping and their varied uses according to context (e.g., home, work, and geography).
5. Current trends steadily on the rise in the United States (e.g., diabetes, obesity, and eating disorders).
6. Chronic and life-threatening illnesses (e.g., cardiovascular disease, cancer, and HIV/AIDS).
7. Contributions of typical and alternative treatments.
8. The link between the mind and the body with regard to protective and vulnerability factors.

Using a South University Online Library database (ProQuest or EBSCOHOST only), find six journal articles related to the topic chosen. You must locate research articles published in scholarly journals. Scholarly journal articles are also referred to as primary source, peer-reviewed articles. Articles must be current, that is, published within the last 5 to 6 years. Finally, Web sites, magazines, newspapers, text books, and other books cannot be used for this assignment.

• Write a summary for each of the journal articles found.
• Write an analysis and evaluation for each of the journal articles found.

Submit your assignment in a Microsoft Word document to the
W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Name your document: SU_PSY4420_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Cite any sources you use using the APA format on a separate page.

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The article looks at the relationship between daily activity and employee stress and health. The article goes further to state that if the daily activities are positive then they lead to reduced stress and improved health. The article goes further to state some of the effects that stress has which include, high blood pressure, physical symptoms and medical health among…

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