| CODE | PSY5661 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Interventions in Health Psychology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Psychology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Health psychologists work with individuals suffering from different health problems. Health settings may include but are not limited to the general hospital, emergency service, psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation, addiction or community services. This study-unit will explore issues specifically related to the delivery of behavior change interventions, with the aim of fostering health and improving the quality of life of clients. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit is aimed at developing critical awareness of the contribution of different theoretical models of health behaviour and illness to the study of health psychology interventions. It will equip students with the practical skills needed to foster behaviour change on a community level and when working with individuals. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate current theory and research on the context and key perspectives in health psychology interventions; - Describe and evaluate theory and research on the biological mechanisms of health and disease; - Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of evidence-based approaches to health behaviour change; - Use different health psychology skills to foster behaviour change. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Select appropriate health psychology models and interventions to promote health and foster behaviour change on a primary, secondary and tertiary level in different health settings including health promotion, mental health setting and general hospital; - Interventions will include smoking cessation, motivation interviewing, working with individuals with post-traumatic stress, psychosomatic symptoms and those who have endured trauma. Students will also be equipped with basic crisis management skills needed in a hospital emergency setting. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Sutton, S., Baum, A & Johnston M. (2004). The Sage handbook of Health psychology. London:Sage. - Taylor, S.E. (2011). Health Psychology. (8th Ed.) McGraw Hill. Supplementary Readings: - Hillard, M.E., Riekert, K.A., Ockene, J.K., Pbert, L. (2018). The Handbook of Health Behavior Change, 5th edition. Springer. - Rollnick, S., Miller, W.R., Butler, C.C. (2007). Motivational Interviewing in Health Care. The Guilford Press. - Suls, J.M., Davidson, K.W., Kaplan, R.M. (2010) Handbook of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. The Guilford Press. - Camic P.M., Knight, S.J. (2013). Clinical Handbook of Health Psychology: A Practical Guide to Effective Interventions. Hogrefe Publishing. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: PSY5644 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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