Groups the theories that explain how psychological and behavioral factors affect physical health and illness. Belongs here: General Adaptation Syndrome, the foundational model of the body's stress response, and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, which frames stress as an interaction between person and environment.
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Led by Joseph Matarazzo, in 1977, APA added a division devoted to health psychology.
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