HPS226 - Applied Health Psychology
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Antonina Mikocka-Walus |
| Prerequisite: | HBS110 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS326 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar (campus) per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2 hour seminar (online) per week |
Content
This unit provides an introduction to the theory and practice of health psychology. Building on the foundation of the influential behaviour change theories, the unit offers a biopsychosocial perspective on chronic illness conceptualisation and treatment. Students will get acquainted with the concepts relevant to health and illness from the biopsychosocial perspective. You will be asked to consider the application of these concepts to a range of clinical contexts to develop an understanding of how concepts from within health psychology can be applied to both the individual and to specific disease populations. The unit will consider the theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of health and illness using applied examples from such fields as psycho-cardiology, psycho-oncology and psycho-gastroenterology, among others.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain and evaluate how psychological and behavioural factors interact with the physical systems of the body and social factors to influence health and illness. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Understand and evidence how psychological constructs can be applied to both the individual and specific disease populations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate the capacity to communicate health information and research to a range of audiences, including lay people, professional peers, and members of multidisciplinary teams. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Evaluate and apply concepts from health psychology to a range of clinical contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate the ability to translate research questions and outcomes into a multidisciplinary clinical context. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Quiz | 20 minutes | 10% |
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| Assessment 2: Shared Decision-Making Tool and Written Rationale | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS226 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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