Health Psychology

Paper Code: 
PSY 614 C
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To acquaint the students with the nature and significance of the emerging area of health psychology within a life-span perspective.
  • To highlight the importance of social and psychological processes in the experience of health and illness.
  • To focus on the behavioral risk factors vis-à-vis disease prevention and health promotion.
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: 
Coping with 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.

Positive Psychology and Thriving: Allostasis and Neuroendocrine Health, Neurobiology of Resilience, Psychosocial Factors and Physiological Thriving, Features of Psychological Thriving, Beyond Positive Psychology

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: 
2019-20
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