2017-2018 / PSYC1054-1

Pychology and Health

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in public health (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 
 Master in psychology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Anne-Marie Etienne

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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 (psycho-oncology)
** Access to health care: screening, compliance, teamwork, communication
- Psychology, disease and child.
- Psychology and virtual reality

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The main objective is to familiarize the student with the clinical approach applied in psychology of health, using the more relevant models.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Oral presentation and E-Learning sessions (MOOCs)

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

The Health Psychology course will be held on an exceptional basis throughout the year. Participation in the first course is strongly recommended: the pedagogical device will be described in detail

Recommended or required readings

Recommended lecture :
Ogden, J. (2014). Psychologie de la santé (2e édition). Bruxelles : De Boeck (ouvertures psychologiques).

Assessment methods and criteria

The course takes place all year round. There will therefore be two written evaluations: - Monday 22 January 2018 (to evaluate the subject of the first semester) - Thursday, May 17, 2018 (to evaluate the subject of the second quadrimester) The September review will also take the form of a written evaluation.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

A-M. ETIENNE and C. STASSART:

  • AM.Etienne@ulg.ac.be
  • cstassart@ulg.ac.be
Students will be received by appointment only.