SPECIAL NOTE:
This an advanced level elective unit
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KHA359
L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
L
On Campus
27-FEB-2012
23-MAR-2012
16-APR-2012
01-JUN-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
This unit consists of two sequential streams: Health Psychology and Stress and Coping. The first part of the unit will focus on health psychology, its origins and history, the contexts within which it can be applied, and the methods used to study it. Health Psychology will be examined within the BioPsychoSocialEcological model. Issues relating to psychological aspects of illness causation and interpretation, health promotion, prevention and the maintenance of primary prevention, pain and the psychological issues associated with chronic illness. The developmental issues associated with these factors will also be discussed. The second part of the unit will cover major sources of stress such as frustration, conflict, change, pressure and trauma and will elucidate differences between chronic stress, acute stress and posttraumatic stress. Various models of stress will be examined as well as the physical, emotional and behavioural responses individuals may display. Factors that potentially moderate stress reactions will be covered, such as personality dimensions and more so, coping strategies, including social support. Both maladaptive and adaptive coping will be considered and the application of stress and coping theories will be discussed within the context of individuals, families and organisations. In the laboratory component students will explore the application of health psychology principles to individual and community health care and health promotion contexts. Case study, reviews of current research, and practical assignments will be used to examine these issues and illustrate how health psychology can be used to understand and manage. Stress and coping assessment tools will also be introduced and sampled enhancing the practical element of this unit.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr examination (50%) and assignments totalling 2,500 words (50%)
TEACHING PATTERN: One 2-hr lecture and one 2-hr practical class weekly (13 weeks)
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