Question

The field of psychology that uses behavioral principles to promote health and prevent illness is referred to as _____. Psychoanalytic psychology Health psychology Gestalt psychology Humanistic psychology

Answer 1

Answer:

Health psychology

Explanation:

Health psychology is branch of  psychology in which we deal the influence and effect of behavior, environment, and social variables on human physical and mental health. It is also knows as clinical  psychology used to study the effect of behavioral and physiological factor on human illness, diseases.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Health psychology

Health Psychology is a very recent psychological specialty, constituting a discipline that aims to better understand issues related to health.

Health psychologist needs to have knowledge of the etiology, symptoms of diseases and diagnoses, so that he can find intervention strategies according to the subject's problem. In addition, the health psychologist must engage in the improvement of health policies, inserting themselves in working groups that encourage research and the concreteness of the actions of health psychologists.