Health Psychology

Course: Health Psychology
Year:

2

Semester:

1º Semestre

Curricular Unit:

Psicologia e Comportamento Motor

ECTS:

2.5

Regent:

Maria Celeste Rocha Simões

Objectives:

Relation between Health and diseases
To know health psychosocial determinants
To understand behaviors related with health
To know evaluation models and change in health

Contents:

Introduction
Psicology and health: history
Behaviour and health
Quality of life and well-being
Risk and protective behaviours
Healh psychology and Public health
Theoretical models of change
Processes of Change
Universal, selective and indicative interventions
Communication and interaction in health: individuals and group dynamics
Interventions centered in individuals and in populations
Emerging themes
Health and contexts: family, schools, work
Basic themes: substance use, sexual risk behaviours, sedentarism, nutrition, violence, leisure
Psychology and diseases: chronic diseases, pain, stress, resilience
International health: health and culture; health and development; health and poverty
Data collection in Health Psychology
Methods centered in individuals or in contexts
Qualitative and quantitative methods
Case studies
Interventions in health and education systems
Hospital care

Evaluation:

Test (at the end of the semester) on topics covered during T and TP classes (55%)
Group work (written and oral presentation) in TP classes (45%)

Bibliography:

Main bibliography:
Bennett, P.; Murphy, S. (1997) Psicologia e promoção da saúde; Climepsi
Ribeiro, JL (2005) Introdução à Psicologia da Saúde, Quarteto
Matos, MG et al (2006) Psicologia da Saúde, CDI, FMH
Calmeiro, L; Matos, MG (2004) Psicologia do exercício e da saúde, Visão e contextos
Vários em www.who.int; www.dgs.pt; www.dgidc.min-edu.pt; www.hbsc.org
Other bibliography:
Matos, MG (2005) Comunicação, gestão de conflitos e saúde na escola, FMH
Ribeiro, JL (1999) Investigação e avaliação em psicologia da saúde, Climepsi
Trindade, I.; Teixeira, J. (2000) Psicologia nos cuidados de saúde primários, Climepsi
Moniz, L; Barros, L (2005) Psicologia da doença para cuidados de saúde, ASA
Barros, L (2003) Psicologia pediatrica, Climepsi
Leal, I (2006) Perspectivas em Psicologia da saúde, Quarteto

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