General Instructions:
– Each week there is an assigned research paper based upon the weekly topic. This research paper should be 2-3 pages in APA format, consistent with the current APA Publication manual (currently the 6th Edition). Remember that a research paper must have multiple resources (usually 3-4 references), of which your text may be one
Weekly Instructions:
What is the role of the health psychologist in the management of a chronic illness? It first seems necessary to identify the nature of a “Chronic Illness”. Is there a difference between a chronic illness and a terminal disease? Would the role do the health psychologist change depending upon the perceived lethality of the disease process?
This week we are reading Chapter 11 of Health Psychology by Taylor and Stanton Edition 11.
