Health Psychology
Study Course Implementer
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About Study Course
Objective
Preliminary Knowledge
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• Name and describe the goals, tasks and basic methodological principles of health psychology. • Describe the relationship between the factors of stress and a personality and health. • Name and describe the factors creating the perception of the disease, representation and interpretation of symptoms. • Name and describe the factors affecting health behaviour in chronic disease patients and major psychological intervention groups. • List the factors creating the models of health behaviour. • Describe the communication of individuals in the healthcare environment.
Skills
1.• Identify the effects of stress and personality factors when discussing the perception of the disease, representation, health behaviour in chronic disease patients, models of health behaviour and communication of individuals in the healthcare environment. • Compare various models of health behaviour and review conditions for changing health behaviour. • Interpret the problem situations described in mass media in relation to research conducted in health psychology on communication in the healthcare environment.
Competences
1.Describe and apply the concepts of health psychology in communication with an individual in various target groups.
Assessment
Individual work
Examination
Study Course Theme Plan
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The concept and definition of health psychology and approaches to it. Factors affecting the development of health psychology nowadays. Stress, its management and health. Personality factors and health.
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Perception of the disease, representation and interpretation of symptoms.
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Health behaviour. Models of health behaviour and opportunities to use them in health communication. Change of health behaviour.
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Factors affecting adaptation to a chronic disease, patient health behaviour and their adherence. Psychological interventions.
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Health communication practice in different target groups within the framework of health psychology.
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The contribution of research/interventions of health psychology to health communication.
Bibliography
Required Reading
K.Mārtinsone un V. Sudraba. (red.). (2016). Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte.
Marks, D. F., Murray, M., Evans, B., & Estacio, E. V. (2021). Health Psychology. Theory-Research-Practice (6th ed.). Sage Publications.
Ogden, J. (2012). Health Psychology: A Textbook (5th ed.). Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press. (akceptējams izdevums)
Pipere, A. (2005). Veselības psiholoģija: Cilvēks. Vide. Perspektīvas: Mācību līdzeklis. Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitāte. (akceptējams izdevums)
Sarafino, E.P., & Smith, T.W. (2012). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions (7th ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. (akceptējams izdevums)
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
Health 2020 : a European policy framework and strategy for the 21st century / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2013.
Other Information Sources
Journal of Health Psychology
British Journal of Health Psychology
Psychology and Health
Health Psychology Review