Health Psychology

Adatok

A Tantárgybejelentőben megadott hivatalos adatok az alábbi tanévre: 2024-2025

Tematika

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.

Előadások

Gyakorlatok

Szemináriumok

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

A tananyag elsajátításához szükséges segédanyagok

Kötelező irodalom

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Saját oktatási anyag

Presentations, handouts, additional materials available on Neptun.

Jegyzet

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Ajánlott irodalom

Carrie D. Llewellyn, Susan Ayers et al. (Eds.): Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (3rd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019

A félév elfogadásának feltételei

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.

Félévközi ellenőrzések

Final tests.

Távolmaradás pótlásának lehetőségei

Additional homework or presentation.

Vizsgakérdések

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Vizsgáztatók

Gyakorlatok, szemináriumok oktatói

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