THE SMOKING BEHAVIOUR OF A 19YR OLD FEMALE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT: A CASE STUDY
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Tue Jun 20 2006
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST NAME: RUTH CARVILLE STUDENT NO.: 12542024 MODULE NAME: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY MODULE CODE: 110PSY TITLE: THE SMOKING BEHAVIOUR OF A 19YR OLD FEMALE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT: A CASE STUDY DATE: 15/11/04 "X" is a 19 year old female psychology student. She smokes between 15 and 20 cigarettes a day, and more if she goes out to a bar or nightclub. She has been smoking since the age of 14 and admits she started due to peer pressure from friends. As she hides her smoking from her family, her smoking has increased now that she has moved out of the family home, and this may also be due to the fact that she currently lives with three other smokers. She has tried to quit several times, but finds that it makes her more irritable and anxious. She is fully aware of the health risks, as several members of her family have died of,...


