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B020868 - HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
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Course Content
Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2017-18
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Health Sciences (DSS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-PSI/08 - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
42
Teaching Term
01/03/2018 ⇒ 31/05/2018
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course will explore the psychological theory and research applied to health issues. Coverage will include: general strategies of health promotion; management of chronic and terminal illness; and, issues in heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. The focus will be on the role of psychological research and principles in the promotion and maintenance of health. Further, graduate students will be provided with additional primary source readings, in-depth review papers.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Taylor, S. Health Psychology McGraw Hill 9th edition
Engels, G.L. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine, Science 196: 129-136, (1977)
Matarazzo, J. D. Behavioral health's challenge to academic, scientific and professional psychology. American Psychologist, 37, 1-14, (1982).
Engels, G.L. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine, Science 196: 129-136, (1977)
Matarazzo, J. D. Behavioral health's challenge to academic, scientific and professional psychology. American Psychologist, 37, 1-14, (1982).
Learning Objectives
Knowledge and understanding:
This class is designed to provide graduate students with a broad overview of:
- theory, research and practice of health psychology and behavioural medicine emphasizing the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviours;
- psychological management of stress, pain and chronic/terminal illness; and effective interventions for specific health behaviours/disorders
Applying knowledge and understanding:
The student will be able to plan health promotion programs in social and clinical settings.
Making judgements:
Attention for decision making between different treatment and intervention pathway.
Communication skills:
Knowledge for presentation of treatment and health promotion programs.
Learning skills:
The topics of course need an integration of psychological and clinical knowledge.
This class is designed to provide graduate students with a broad overview of:
- theory, research and practice of health psychology and behavioural medicine emphasizing the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviours;
- psychological management of stress, pain and chronic/terminal illness; and effective interventions for specific health behaviours/disorders
Applying knowledge and understanding:
The student will be able to plan health promotion programs in social and clinical settings.
Making judgements:
Attention for decision making between different treatment and intervention pathway.
Communication skills:
Knowledge for presentation of treatment and health promotion programs.
Learning skills:
The topics of course need an integration of psychological and clinical knowledge.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of theory and model in clinical and social psychology
Teaching Methods
Knowledge and understanding: Lessons.
Applying knowledge and understanding: groups and seminars.
Making judgements: Papers and materials group discussion.
Communication Skills: Set presentation in class session.
Learning skills: Lessons, groups and seminars.
Applying knowledge and understanding: groups and seminars.
Making judgements: Papers and materials group discussion.
Communication Skills: Set presentation in class session.
Learning skills: Lessons, groups and seminars.
Type of Assessment
Knowledge and understanding:
Multiple choice and oral examination.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
Intermediate examinations with papers presentation and oral discussion.
Making judgements:
Case study discussions.
Communication Skills:
Individual and group presentations.
Learning skills:
Competences integration will be assessed by oral examination
Multiple choice and oral examination.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
Intermediate examinations with papers presentation and oral discussion.
Making judgements:
Case study discussions.
Communication Skills:
Individual and group presentations.
Learning skills:
Competences integration will be assessed by oral examination
Course program
This class is designed to provide graduate students with a broad overview of:
- theory, research and practice of health psychology and behavioral medicine emphasizing the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviors;
-psychological management of stress, pain and chronic/terminal illness; and effective interventions for specific health behaviors/disorders.
The course will explore the psychological theory and research applied to health issues. Coverage will include: general strategies of health promotion; management of chronic and terminal illness; and, issues in heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. The focus will be on the role of psychological research and principles in the promotion and maintenance of health. Further, graduate students will be provided with additional primary source readings, in-depth review papers.
- theory, research and practice of health psychology and behavioral medicine emphasizing the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviors;
-psychological management of stress, pain and chronic/terminal illness; and effective interventions for specific health behaviors/disorders.
The course will explore the psychological theory and research applied to health issues. Coverage will include: general strategies of health promotion; management of chronic and terminal illness; and, issues in heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. The focus will be on the role of psychological research and principles in the promotion and maintenance of health. Further, graduate students will be provided with additional primary source readings, in-depth review papers.