Health Psychology - II

Paper Code: 
PSY 614 (C)
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. To acquaint the students with the nature and significance of the emerging area of health psychology within a life-span perspective.
  2. To highlight the importance of social and psychological processes in the experience of health and illness.
  3. To focus on the behavioural risk factors vis-à-vis disease prevention and health promotion.

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

PSY 614 (C)

 

 

Health Psychology - II

The students will be able to –

CO126: Developing an understanding of human strengths and virtues, and gain insights into positive aspects of work. 

CO127: Demonstrating adequate knowledge about issues related to stress, stress management and coping.

CO128: Acquire knowledge of crisis intervention in community.

CO129: Apply the knowledge about the promotion of healthy behaviour   in chronic illness management.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses:
  • Quality of Life
  • Emotional Responses to Chronic Illness
  • Personal Issues
  • Coping
  • Co-management of Chronic Illness
  • Psychological Interventions
9.00
Unit II: 
Managing Pain:
  • What Is Pain
  • Measuring Pain
  • The Physiology of Pain
  • Factors That Influence the Experience of Pain
  • Treating Pain
9.00
Unit III: 
Social Psychology & Health:
  • Personality and health behaviour-Optimism
  • Type A Behaviour & Hostility
  • Neuroticism
  • Extraversion
  • Conscientiousness
  • Personality linkage with diseases: Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Type II Diabetes
  • Social Support

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Positive Psychology and Thriving:
  • Allostasis and Neuroendocrine Health
  • Neurobiology of Resilience
  • Psychosocial Factors and Physiological Thriving
  • Features of Psychological Thriving
  • Beyond Positive Psychology

Stress and Resilience

  • Personality and Coping
  • Psychosocial Resources
  • Religion, Coping, and Well-Being Resilience
  • Coping Style- Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Coping
  • Coping and External Resources
  • Coping Outcomes
9.00
Unit V: 
Health Psychology- Challenges for the Future:
  • Health Promotion
  • Stress and its management
  • Management of Serious Illness
  • Trends in Health and Health Psychology
Essential Readings: 
  • Misra, G. (Ed.) (1999). Psychological Perspective on Stress and Health. New Delhi : Concept.
  • Sarafino, E.P. (1994). Health Psychology Bio-Psychological Interactions. New York: Wiley.
  • Straub R.A. (2014). Health Psychology. USA: Worth Publisher.
  • Taylor, S. (1986). Health Psychology: New York : Random House.
References: 
  • Lyons, A.C, Chamberlain.  (2006). Health Psychology: A Critical Introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Pastonjee, D. M., Pareek, U.and Agarwal, R. (1999). Studies in Stress and its Management. New Delhi: Oxford IBH Publishing Company.
  • Psychology and Developing Societies: A Journal, Special Issue. Indigenous Health Beliefs and Practices, Vol. 12, -Jan-June, 2000.
  • Schmidt, L. R., Schwenkenezger, P., Weinman, J. and Maes, S. (Eds.) (1990). Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Health Psychology. London: Harwood/Academic.
  • Spielberger, C. D. And Sarson, I. G. (Eds.) (1996). Stress and Emotions: Anxiety, Anger and Curiosity, Vol. 16, Washington, D. C. : Taylor and Frances.
Academic Year: 
2021-22
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