The follow-up study (1974) to the Alameda County study found that mortality over the 9 years since the original study was more than double for those who:

Psychological responses, such as anxiety and depression, that may occur in the face of diagnosis of a chronic illness are important because they

For people trying to change health behaviors, relapse 

According to the meta-analytic study of breast cancer patients and survivors discussed in lecture,  

Studies of the neurobiological pathways of placebo and nocebo responses involving pain demonstrate that:

According to the study of stress and coping strategies of people with cancer discussed in lecture, the aspect of the illness that was most often reported to be the most stressful was:

The health message, “If you don’t brush your teeth everyday your breath will smell of coffee and pizza and no one will ever kiss you.  Also, the coffee and pizza will feed the bacteria whose excretions are slowly eroding your teeth enamel.” is an example of:

In the Dubner and Levitt article, “Selling soap”, doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital had their hands cultured and were shown photos of the resulting bacterial colonies.  What was the effect of this on their hand-hygiene?

In the video “Caring for the Caregiver” which form of support for caregivers was shown or described:

According to the meta-analytic study of interventions with heart failure patients discussed in lecture