Psychology of somatic health

Course: Clinical Psychology and Fundamentals of Psychotherapy

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychology of somatic health
Code
ОНД.15
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO1, PLO2, PLO9, PLO11, PLO21, PLO25. The full list of learning outcomes in the educational program is given in the section "Program profile"
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Know the main theoretical and methodological problems related to health problems; main indicators of population disease and causes; psychological factors that affect the occurrence and course of the disease; psychology of extreme and crisis states; basic knowledge of rehabilitation, psychotherapy and psychoconsulting. Be able to practice good practice in the causes that lead to various pathological conditions and psychological rehabilitation of patients, observe the dynamics of physical and mental health, identify factors that determine these dynamics and promote the development of positive health effects and eliminate negative , to carry out psychoprophylaxis among healthy people taking into account their individual psychological features. Understand the basic causes that lead to disorders or pathological health conditions and methods of helping people who become vulnerable to changes in nature and the body
Course content
Population health is one of the main indicators of the country's development. Intensification of life, work, the action of many constantly changing adverse environmental factors lead to fatigue, impaired ability to adapt and the emergence of various diseases. The consequence of this may be not only the emergence of changes at the morphological or molecular levels, but also violations in social and psychological functioning - deformation of personality. The psychology of human somatic health is formed under the influence of various factors (social, mental, material, etc.). The timely recognition and rational treatment of somatic and psychosomatic disorders requires the joint efforts of doctors and psychologists. The discipline "Psychology of somatic health" is aimed at training psychologists to address these issues and to form an individual approach to a healthy lifestyle.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Korolchuk M.S. Psihologichne zabezpechennya psihichnogo ta fizichnogo zdorov’ya. - K. 2002.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminars and practical classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Final assessment in the form of an exam. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student is 40 points on a 100-point scale. Form of conducting - written. Types of tasks - test, open questions, creative tasks; cases; The minimum threshold level of the examination mark at which the examination is considered passed, the mark for the examination may not be less than 24 points. Conditions for admission to the exam. A student is not allowed to take the exam if he / she scored less than 36 points during the semester. The student is admitted to the exam provided that 50% of the planned practical work is completed. Organization of assessment: after topic 1-4 modular test work 1; after topic 5 students prepare presentations; after topic 8 is a modular test 2.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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