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PSY3130

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 23 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitSchool of Psychological Sciences
OfferedClayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Moira Junge

Synopsis

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. Compulsory weekend school for off-campus students.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. explain the role of psychosocial 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. indicate how they, as health psychologists, can function as an important member of the health care team; and
  4. design educative programs in health psychology.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours) (50%)
Report (2,000 words) (30%)
Literature review (1,500 words) (20%)

Hurdle: Students must pass the examination to achieve a pass for this unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Moire Junge

Workload requirements

Compulsory attendance at a 1 day weekend school is recommended for all off-campus students.

Off-campus attendance requirements

Compulsory attendance at weekend schools is recommended for all off-campus students.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Psychology

Co-requisites

PSY2031.

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/ugrad/major-minor.html