units

PSY3130

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 19 April 2024

print version

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Psychological Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Dr Gareth Davey

Offered

Malaysia

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

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

Upon successful 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.

Workload requirements

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

Attendance at tutorials is required in order to successfully complete in-class activities and related assessment tasks.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Gareth Davey

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

Prerequisites

PSY1011 and PSY1022; PSY2031 or PSY2061.

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

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