School Of Social SciencesIntroduction to the Psychology of HealthWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400136.1
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
E2238 - Health & Human Behaviour
About this Unit
This unit introduces some of the core concepts, models, theories and methods of inquiry in psychology as they apply to health. Assumptions of human behaviour are examined, showing how these assumptions form the four foundational models of psychology. Those models being psychobiological, learning, cognitive and social. The application of these models to issues of development, personality, motivation and clinical applications allows students to address health topics such as stress, resilience and coping, smoking, eating disorders, disability and health practices.