Positive Balance and Mental Health with Richard Lakeman
Since a healthy balance management and operational strategy for work-life balance is
necessary, learn about whether individuals manage stress and maintain positive mindset.
Here are some helpful ways to keep your peace of mind and have a healthy work-life
balance. This class will provide an overview of the field and introduce students to relevant
concepts and ideas. Selected health behaviors will be addressed from a bio-psychosocial
point of view. Throughout the course students will gain an understanding of underlying
mechanisms, preventative approaches and treatment of common mental-diseases and
problematic health behaviors. The major goals of this course is to examine (1) the
relationship between physical and mental/emotional health and (2) bio-psychosocial
processes affecting health and illness. To this end, We will discuss the ways in which
behavior can influence health and individual well-being and the effects of psychosocial
factors on health (e.g., stress, depression), physical health (e.g., heart disease, chronic
illness, pain), and health-related behaviors (e.g., treatment adherence, tobacco and alcohol
use).