ISMAT 7860

Psychology of Health

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  The relevance of individual behavior to health, the relationship between physical health and mental health and between them and individual performance in the most diverse contexts, has been the focus of attention in recent decades. Thus, based on the basic concepts acquired in this area during the 1st Cycle and through an integrated understanding of the articulation between the main concepts and theoretical models of the field of Health Psychology, this curricular unit focuses on two areas of action: health promotion and the promotion of psychosocial adaptation to chronic and terminal disease, enhancing the use of appropriate strategies in the face of stressors that may not be controllable by individuals.
• ProgramaProgramme

  S1. Health behaviors and Causes of Death  S2. Behavioral Change Models: Applications in Research and Intervention  S3. Illness Adaptation Models S4. Health Psychology in Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness (Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Personality Variables, Coping Strategies, Social Support) S5. Change of Habits and Lifestyles Related to Health S6. Psychological Intervention in Illness (Individual and/or Group) at the Cardiovascular, Oncological, and Rheumatological levels S7. Motivation for Change S8. Ethical Aspects S9. Case Studies.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  LG1. The aim is to to promote the students' in-depth knowledge among students about the importance of health psychology in health promotion, disease prevention and disease adjustment to illness LG2. To know and urderstand theoretical  models and develop skills to design basic and applied research proposals aimed at behavioral change LG3. To understand the potentialities and limits of each of the intervention models, and their adaptation to differente objetives.    
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Barling, J., Kelloway, E. K., Fone, M. R. (Eds) (2015). Handbook of work stress. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Baum, A., Revenson, T. A., & Singer, J. (2012). Handbook of health psychology. NY: Taylor & Francis Group. Cunningham C., & Black, K. J. (2021). Essentials of Occupational Health Psychology. New York: Routledge. Morrison, V. and Bennett, P. (2023). Introduction to Health Psychology. (5th Edition). Pearson: Prentice Hall. Prestwich, A., Kenworthy, J., & Conner, M. (2017) Health Behavior Change: Theories, Methods and Intervention. London: Routledge. Quick, J. C., & Tetrick, L. E. (Eds.). (2011). Handbook of occupational health psychology (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. Sarafino, E. (2014). Health Psychology. Biopsychosocial interactions. (6th edition). Wiley.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Several methodologies are contemplated, namely: - expository (M1) and interrogative (M2) methodologies; - active methodologies: case studies (M3) and problem-solving-based methodologies (M4). E-Based learning, through Moodle and complementary platforms (M5).
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não