Psychology for nurses A
BDN
Ms S Burney-Banfield
6 points * Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial per week * First semester * internal study * Gippsland * Prohibitions: Cannot be counted towards a psychology major
This subject introduces the scientific discipline of psychology, its methods of research, and different perspectives from which it seeks to explain human behaviour. General principles of development through the lifespan are introduced. The interaction of genetic and environmental factors on behaviour are examined with specific applications to health and illness behaviour. Psychology's use of scientific methodology and emphasis on experimental research is introduced, with applications to nursing and health-related research. Basic psychological processes, learning, memory, perception, motivation and emotion, are examined with particular emphasis on how social settings such as hospital environments can alter these.
Assessment
Methodology assignment: 20% * Essay: 20% * Final examination: 60% * A pass on the examination is a requirement for successful completion of this subject