PSY3130 Health psychology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY3130 Health psychology is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY3130
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY3130
No unit lists PSY3130 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: PSY2061.
Overview
This unit will examine the range of psychological factors influencing people's health behaviour, their susceptibility and reactions to illness states and responses to medical treatment. Health psychology encompasses the application of psychological theories to the study of the maintenance and promotion of health, the prevention of illness and the dysfunction and the rehabilitation of those already disabled. This unit is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate the effects of psychological variables on health and illness behaviour, the prevention of illness and adjustment to illness and dysfunction.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Oral presentation (10 minutes)30%
- Critical Reflection (x2 up to 1,000 words each)30%
- Literature Review (3,000 words)40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the role of biopsychosocial variables in health and illness states, and deficiencies in the biomedical model;
- 2
Explain the importance of psychosocial factors in patient adjustments to illness and dysfunction, treatment, and rehabilitation;
- 3
Describe the role of health psychologists as important members of the health care team;
- 4
Identify and evaluate interventions used in previous research to support health behaviour change;
- 5
Differentiate and reflect upon health risk behaviours, health issues, symptoms & outcomes and behaviour change.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Tutorials20 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
2 hours of lectures per week.
2 hours tutorials from weeks 2-10 and week 12.
Preparation: Eight hours background reading/preparation for lectures, tutorials and assessment tasks per week. Attendance at tutorials is recommended in order to successfully complete in-class activities and related assessment tasks
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Swati Mujumdar
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Christopher Siva
- Dr Adriana Ortega
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY3130?
PSY3130 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY3130 offered?
In 2023, PSY3130 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia.
Does PSY3130 have an exam?
No. PSY3130 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.