PSYC1054-1 : Pychology and Health

Study Programmes 2015-2016

PSYC1054-1

Pychology and Health

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in public health (120 ECTS)		3
Bachelor in psychology and education : general		3
Bachelor in psychology and education : general		3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Anne-Marie Etienne

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

- An introduction to health psychology. - The health beliefs: general and socio-cognitive models - The promotion of health: health behavior change - To become ill. Representations of the disease and access to health care: screening, compliance, teamwork, communication - Psychology and disease. : The psycho-oncology. - Psychology, disease and child.

Learning outcomes of the course :

The main objective is to familiarize the student with the clinical approach applied in psychology of health, using the more relevant models.
The written report aims at improving the student a model of health, risk behavior and/or a key concept in class. He will be asked to select two articles related to this model of health, this risk behavior and/or this key concept and then highlight the acquisitions made by reading these two articles.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Oral presentation.
E-Learning
Coaching sessions in drafting the written report.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

The course of health psychology will take place during the first semester of the academic year 2015-2016.
Participation in oral sessions is recommended. Coaching sessions will be organized to do the written report (literature research, selection of articles, group work, ...)