Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Health Psychology
Course Code
VPUPK_247
Branch of Science
Psychology
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Biology; Clinical Pharmacy; Communication Science; Dentistry; Health Management; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Life Science; Medical Services; Medicine; Midwifery; Nursing Science; Pharmacy; Political Science; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sports Science; Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Zane Gulbe
Structure Unit Manager
Kristīne Mārtinsone
Structural Unit
Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
Contacts
Dzirciema Street 16, vppk@rsu.lv, +37167061587
About Study Course
Objective
Develop the students’ understanding of health psychology, focusing on health behaviour of an individual and its change, stress management, perception and representation of the disease, communication in the healthcare environment, as well as to develop students’ skills to link and relate the knowledge of health psychology to health behavior promotion in various target groups.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• Names and describes the goals, tasks, methodological principles of health psychology. • Describes the relationship between stress and personality factors with health and health behavior. • Names and describes the dimensions and levels of disease perception, the factors that shape the interpretation of symptoms. • Names and describes the factors that influence health behavior for various target groups, including patients with chronic diseases and approaches to promoting behavioral changes. • Names the factors that shape health behavior models. • Describes the communication of individuals in the healthcare environment.
Skills
1.• Identifies the influence of stress and personality factors, health beliefs, illness perceptions, and various factors included in health behavior models, discussing public health promotion, adherence/nonadherence, patient activation and empowerment, and individual communication in the health care environment. • Compares different health behavior models and reviews the conditions for health behavior change. • Interprets problem situations described in the media in relation to research conducted in health psychology on communication in the health care environment.
Competences
1.Apply health psychology concepts in judgments and assessments of current public health issues and future professional activities.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Structure of the independent work: 1. Justification of the relevance of the selected (specific) health behavior for the selected (specific) target group. Including statistics. 2. Describe 3 interventions related to one specific health behavior model that could be used to promote the selected behavior, based on research (at least 3 studies), including information about 2.1. the number and characteristics of respondents; 2.2. the intervention performed; 2.3. measurements performed; 2.4. results. 3. List of used literature. Present work in a group, answer questions. |
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Examination
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10 points
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The final assessment consists of the assessment of the independent work (50%) and the assessment of the exam test (50%). The exam test includes 10 questions with and without answer options. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The concept and definition of health psychology and approaches to it.
Factors affecting the development of health psychology nowadays.
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The concept and definition of health psychology and approaches to it.
Factors affecting the development of health psychology nowadays.
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Perception of the disease, representation and interpretation of symptoms. Health and illness beliefs.
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Perception of the disease, representation and interpretation of symptoms. Health and illness beliefs.
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Auditorium
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Health behaviour. Models of health behaviour. Health behaviour change.
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Health behaviour. Models of health behaviour. Health behaviour change.
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Auditorium
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Health behaviour. Models of health behaviour. Health behaviour change.
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Health behaviour. Models of health behaviour. Health behaviour change.
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Factors influencing health behavior and compliance. Promoting adaptation and compliance in chronic diseases.
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Factors influencing health behavior and compliance. Promoting adaptation and compliance in chronic diseases.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Stress in health psychology. Self-regulation methods. Personality and health.
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Auditorium
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Stress in health psychology. Self-regulation methods. Personality and health.
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Study room
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The contribution of health psychology research to the promotion of public and individual health and well-being.
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Study room
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The contribution of health psychology research to the promotion of public and individual health and well-being.
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Study room
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Topics
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The contribution of health psychology research to the promotion of public and individual health and well-being.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Human Behaviour Change Project
2.
Martinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (2019). Veselības psiholoģija: teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte.
3.
Mārtinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (red.). (2016). Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte.
4.
Ogden, J. (2012). Health Psychology: A Textbook (5th ed.). Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press. (akceptējams izdevums)
5.
Pipere, A. (2005). Veselības psiholoģija: Cilvēks. Vide. Perspektīvas: Mācību līdzeklis. Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitāte. (akceptējams izdevums)
6.
Sarafino, E.P., & Smith, T.W. (2012). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions (7th ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. (akceptējams izdevums)
7.
Stokenberga, I., Freimane, G., Sudraba, V. un Bite, I. (2015). Veselība un slimība psiholoģijā. No: K.Mārtinsone un A. Miltuze. Psiholoģija, 2.sēj. Personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra, (171. – 230.lpp.). Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
Additional Reading
1.
Lietišķā veselības psiholoģija: Emuāri (European Health Psychology Society)
Other Information Sources
1.
Kelly McGonigall: How to make stress your friend. TED talks.
2.
Journal of Health Psychology
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British Journal of Health Psychology
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Psychology and Health
5.
Health Psychology Review