This course will provide students with an overview of key concepts, research, and clinical practice in Health Psychology and the emerging area of Lifestyle Medicine. The focus will be on the management. and treatment of common chronic conditions including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, sleep disturbance, chronic pain, and disease comorbidity. The course will also address the relationship of lifestyle factors to health and wellbeing and psychological approaches to modifying these factors, including behavioural, social and environmental factors.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Understand the effects of chronic illness and changes in a person’s health status on their emotions,thinking and behaviour;
- Consider and understand how a person’s health can be affected by their behavior, given certain social factors, environments, and biological factors;
- Recognize the factors that are likely to underpin positive and negative changes in health-related behavior,and the promotion of healthy behavior;
- Utilise the framework for acquiring accurate medical information to assist students in finding out more about particular medical illnesses and conditions, as required;
- Access appropriate and accurate online psychological resources including the resources provided via Medline, PsycInfo, and the ANU library catalogues; and,
- Determine the best evidence-based management of common psychological problems (e.g. anxiety,depression, fear of cancer recurrence) and related problems (e.g. sleep disturbance, obesity) in clients, and how the treatment of the psychological comorbidities may differ from the treatment of uncomplicated psychological conditions.
Indicative Assessment
Assessment will be based on:- Exam 40% LO 1-6
- Clinical report (diagnosis) 30% LO 1, 2, 6
- Clinical report (treatment) 30% LO 1, 3, 4, 6
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Workload
Weekly contact hours will comprise 3 hours of face-to-face activities including lectures and/or workshops. The workload is expected to be 130 hours, including study time, spread over the semester or session.Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Research School of Psychology to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Assumed Knowledge
PSYC3020 or an undergraduate psychology knowledge of psychological aspects of lifestyle and physical health; knowledge and skill in psychological assessment and interventions from first year and first semester in the second year of this course.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $6000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6677 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | In Person | View |
