SPECIAL NOTE:
This is an elective unit, which may be studied at the 200 level or 300 level by students who have completed or are enrolled in the 200 level core units.
OFFERINGS
Not Offered
DESCRIPTION
Students are introduced to basic concepts and theoretical ideas in health psychology, and the contribution of psychology to understanding health and well-being is examined. A framework for understanding health-related behaviours such as disordered eating and substance abuse is also provided. Lectures in rehabilitation psychology examine issues related to vocational, medical, psychiatric and criminal rehabilitation.
In the laboratory component students are introduced to measurement in health psychology, illness as an experience, body image, abnormal appetites and addictions, lifestyle change and the effects of bodily conditions on mental functioning.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr exam inJune(50%), assignments totalling 2,500 words (50%);
satisfactory performance in the lab component is required for a full pass
TEACHING PATTERN: 2x1-hr lectures, 2-hr lab class weekly (13 wks)
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
(KHA101 and KHA102) or *KHA100 or (*HGP101 and *HGP102)
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Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
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