| Academic Unit: |
Psychology |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
No prerequisite |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
This course aims to provide the necessary information fort he : 1. Analyses of the role of psychology in preventing illness and promoting wellness. 2. Comparison of different health behaviors, attitudes, outcomes, and illnesses from the perspectives of various theories. 3. Discussion of the role of health psychology as a profession that works with other disciplines to develop theory, conduct research, and engage in clinical practice. |
| Course Contents: |
In this survey course on Health Psychology you will examine the contributions of psychological research to the understanding, prevention, and treatment of a variety of health concerns. We will emphasize a biopsychosocial model, which means we will study how social, emotional, behavioral, and biological factors influence health and illness. The specific topics include health behaviors such as eating, smoking and drinking, health-compromising factors such as stress, pain and their management, as well as patient-physician relations, and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- Be able to analyze the role of psychology in preventing illness and promoting wellness.
- 2- Be able to compare different health behaviors, attitudes, outcomes, and illnesses from the perspectives of various theories.
- 3- Be able to discuss the role of health psychology as a profession that works with other disciplines to develop theory, conduct research, and engage in clinical practice
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
Lecture, classroom exercises, discussion |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
| 1 |
Introduction: What is Health Psychology? |
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Physical and Genetic Aspects of Health |
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Social and Cultural Aspects of Health |
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Health Behavior Theories |
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Food, Eating Behavior and Obesity |
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Food, Eating Behavior and Obesity |
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Diabetes |
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Microbiome and Mental Health |
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Smoking and Addiction |
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| 10 |
Smoking and Addiction |
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Pain and Pain Control |
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Prevention and Health Literature |
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Screening and Vaccination |
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| 14 |
Review |
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At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
