Key facts
UNE unit code: PSYC304
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
An understanding of health psychology and the psychological factors affecting health and wellbeing is invaluable in a range of settings in our rapidly changing society.
With a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts and areas of health psychology, this unit covers topics including behaviour models, diet, regional and urban population health, Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders people and non-Indigenous health, exercise, sleep, drug use, and disease-related behaviour.
You will develop an appreciation of how health is affected by an individual’s behaviour, given different social environments and biological factors.
Exploring the effects of stressors on health and relevant buffering factors, you will also learn about the effect that health status and changes in health may have on behaviour.
To understand how to promote positive health-related behaviour, you will also examine the factors underlying positive and negative changes in health-related behaviour.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate coherent theoretical knowledge of how an individual's behaviour, given different social, individual, and environmental factors, affects health;
- independently evaluate and interpret the effects of stressors on health and the relevant risk and protective factors of health;
- identify underlying factors for positive and negative changes in health-related behaviour, using this information to demonstrate knowledge and judgement in how to promote positive health related behaviour; and
- analyse and interpret the effects health status and changes in health may have on an individual's behaviour.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 15% | All offerings | Practical, health psychology in practice (a person centre approach). It is mandatory to complete this assessment task. No. Words: 1250 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Report, health psychology related matters. It is mandatory to complete this assessment task. No. Words: 2500 |
| Online Exam | Yes | 55% | All offerings | No. Words: 2000 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Health Psychology in Australia
ISBN: 9781316623954
Dorrian, J., Thorsteinsson, E., Di Benedetto, M., Lane-Krebs, K., Day, M., Hutchinson, A. and Sherman, K., Cambridge University Press 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
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