This course aims to convey the basic concepts used in the field of health psychology. Health-threatening behaviors (such as smoking, malnutrition, excessive alcohol consumption), the effects of stress on the disease, ways of adapting to chronic diseases and ways of coping with deadly diseases will be examined through research in the field of health psychology.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic study subjects of health psychology, such as illness, adaptation to illness, quality of life, health behaviors, and research methods used in the field of health psychology.