HLTH2105 Health: A Psychological Perspective

2017

4.5

1 x 50-minute lecture weekly
1 x 2-hour tutorial weekly

1 Admission into BHS-Bachelor of Health Sciences
1a Admission into BBSC-Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
1b Admission into BND-Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
1c Admission into BPSY-Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
1d Admission into BPARA-Bachelor of Paramedic Science
1e Admission into BHSMOT-Bachelor of Health Sciences, Master of Occupational Therapy
1f Admission into BHSMPT-Bachelor of Health Sciences, Master of Physiotherapy
1g Admission into BCLSMD-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1h Admission into BPS-Bachelor of Psychological Science
1i Admission into BEXS-Bachelor of Exercise Science
1j Admission into BEXSMCEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
1k Admission into BHN-Bachelor of Human Nutrition
1l Admission into BLITTHL-Bachelor of Letters (Health)
1m Admission into BLITTHLG-Bachelor of Letters (Health) (Graduate Entry)
1n Admission into BHSAG-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Ageing)
1o Admission into BHSDH-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Digital Health)
1p Admission into BHSHM-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management)
1q Admission into BHSHP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion)
1r Admission into BHSIN-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Innovation)
1s Admission into BHSPN-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Physiology and Neuroscience)
1t Admission into BHSPS-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology)
1u Admission into BHSTS-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies)
1v Admission into BPARANT-Bachelor of Paramedic Science
1w Admission into BEDSEC-Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
1x Admission into BPARAREP-Bachelor of Paramedic Science
2 Admission into ADHS-Associate Degree in Health Sciences
2a Admission into DIPHS-Diploma in Health Sciences
2b Admission into BPARAM-Bachelor of Paramedicine
2c Admission into BPARAMNT-Bachelor of Paramedicine
2d Admission into BPARAMREP-Bachelor of Paramedicine
2e Admission into HBNTD-Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)
2f Admission into BNS-Bachelor of Nutrition Science
2g Admission into BEDSTBHS-Bachelor of Education Studies, Bachelor of Health Sciences
2h Admission into BNE-Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise
2i Admission into BPH-Bachelor of Public Health
2j Admission into ADHSFP-Associate Degree in Health Sciences - City Campus
2k Admission into BHSFP-Bachelor of Health Sciences - City Campus
2l Admission into BHSDHFP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Digital Health) - City Campus
2m Admission into BHSHMFP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management) - City Campus
2n Admission into BHSPSFP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology) - City Campus
2o Admission into BHSTSFP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies) - City Campus
2p Admission into BMS-Bachelor of Medical Science
2q Admission into BMSA-Bachelor of Medical Science - Accelerated
2r Admission into BMSH-Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k or 1l or 1m or 1n or 1o or 1p or 1q or 1r or 1s or 1t or 1u or 1v or 1w or 1x)) or ((2 or 2a or 2b or 2c or 2d or 2e or 2f or 2g or 2h or 2i or 2j or 2k or 2l or 2m or 2n or 2o or 2p or 2q or 2r)))

HLTH2002 has been successfully completed

Students enrolled in other undergraduate awards may be permitted to undertake this topic but only with the permission of the course coordinator, BHlthSc.

Assignments; Tests, Tutorial Particiaption

The topic brings together an applied health psychology model for explaining human behaviour in health and illness and theories of human development. Hospitalisation, acute and chronic illness, grief and loss and stress, and coping experiences are then examined in terms of their likely impact on development and the influences of stages of development on an individual's response to health related crises.

The aim of this topic is to apply psychological theory and research to health and illness and lifespan development and to interactions between health and illness and developmental stage.

On completion of this topic, students will demonstrate that they are able to:

• identify psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill and how they respond when ill
• apply psychological theories to social, emotional, cognitive and moral development
• explain the impact on development of health crises
• explain how responses to health and illness are influenced by a person's developmental stage
• identify and evaluate interventions to help people across the lifespan to stay well or respond to illness
• use databases to find evidence based psychological resources.