Health Psychology and Human Diversity Intruduction to tile unit

Health Psychology and Human Diversity Introduction to tile unit


Psychology, health 1& illness
Biopsychosocial model, stress.pain; changing
health behaviour; coping with illness; psychological
therapy; adherence to treatment; (lying
• Diversity
Unit content
Stereotypic,a}thinking; aspects of diversity
• e.g. disability, sexuality, ageing; reflective
practice

Teaching methods include:
Lectures, many ~th visiting speskers for clinical focus, or to cover
specialist topics
.. Snlall group sessions
DVDs
• Independent sturCly &:reflection
Blackhoard (lecture slides, readings, self-directed study discussion
board)
Teaching on the unit
r. Different 10cations
Ycuneed to Checkthe timetable inUnit Book

Psyc 1ologyand medicine
Biopsychosocial model
1II To enable you to:
1II Describe blow biological, psychological and social
factors can contribute to health and illness, and to
health related behaviour

Psyehnlogy is the science of how people think, feel
and behave,
LII ",\llllmis h~aIdl p~ycl0 o.gy?
LII - contribution of the discip!i~eof psychology to: the
pr[Dmo li_Q}1and maintenance of health; the prevention
~:.iI
and treatment of iflness; the Identification of
psychol ogicel factors influencing health and illness;
and the analysis and improvement of the health care
system 80(1health policy formation,