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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology
social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > health psychology
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > applied social psychology > health psychology

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health psychology  

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  • Health psychology is a relatively new subfield of psychology that relates knowledge from all subdomains of psychology to health. A widely accepted definition has been provided by Matarazzo (1982) and was endorsed by the then newly established Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Health Psychology]

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