Health Psychology

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2022-2023

Thematik

Health psychology is concerned with the study of psychological processes related to health, illness and healthcare. It provides a theoretical and practical health-focused approach to people's well-being and physical health. Health psychology studies cognitive-behavioral factors that influence different health conditions and maintenance of health. It addresses the issues of health promotion, prevention, health behavior, coping and social support. Health psychology deals with the adjustment processes and quality of life in chronic illnesses, hospitalization and medical care. Furthermore, health psychology emphasizes the importance of the health of healthcare providers, the prevention of burn out and other professional-related risks.

Vorlesungen

Praktika

Seminare

• 1. Factors affecting health behaviour
• 2. Options for lifestyle change
• 3. Changing eating habits
• 4. Sedentary lifestyle - options for change
• 5. Smoking, nicotine addiction - options for quitting
• 6. Stress, models for coping with stress
• 7. Obesity and the 'lifelong weight management programme
• 8. Risk communication
• 9. Cognitive stress management - practice
• 10. Stress management in practice
• 11. Conflict management and mental health
• 12. Health Psychology of Emotion Regulation I - Social Competence
• 13. Resilience and assertiveness - Exercise
• 14. Health Psychology of Emotion Regulation II - Self-Actualisation
• 15. The importance of work-life balance in medical practice
• 16. Burnout syndrome - prevention, treatment options
• 17. Effects of relaxation on health
• 18. Relaxation exercises
• 19. Hypnosis in medical practice
• 20. Suggestions and health
• 21. Health improvement programmes, quality of life
• 22. Trends in clinical health psychology
• 23. Summary
• 24. Evaluation

Materialien zum Aneignen des Lehrstoffes

Obligatorische Literatur

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Vom Institut veröffentlichter Lehrstoff

Presentations, handouts, publications, additional materials, available on Neptun.

Skript

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Empfohlene Literatur

Csabai-Molnár: Health, Illness and Care. Springer, Bp., 2000.
Kaptein A., Weinman, J.: Health Psychology, BPS Blackwell, 2004.
Camis, P.M., Knight, S.J.: Clinical Handbook of Health Psychology, Hogrefe and Huber, 2004.
Friedman H.S., Cohen Silver, R.: Foundations of Health Psychology, Oxford, 2007.

Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

According to Code of Studies and Examination. The topics of the course will be prepared by students holding a live demonstration with a PowerPoint presentation.

Semesteranforderungen

Written midterm and final tests.

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

Additional homework or presentation.

Prüfungsfragen

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Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen

• Dr. Birkás Béla
• Dr. Gács Boróka
• Dr. Tiringer István
• Hartung István