Learning objectives:
1. Learning about the core principles of health psychology and its framework within the scope of psychology;
2. To identify the determinants of health and to understand the complex relationships between health, well-being, a set of biological, psychological and social factors, and health-related behaviors;
3. To understand the role of cognitive, affective, and interpersonal factors on health-related behaviors;
4. To promote knowledge about the health psychologist’s role in healthcare settings and other institutions with responsibilities for healthcare promotion, for prevention and/or adjustment to illness;
5. To stimulate research within the field.