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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PSY344 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 5 3 3 5

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of health psychology, basic concepts such as health/illness/well-being, and the main operating fields of study of this discipline, and to review the basic propositions of theoretical perspectives that contribute to the development of the discipline of health psychology.
Content: Contents of the course include "case studies in the context of biopsychosocial model, preservation and maintenance of health, improving the quality of life, applications for intervention and education programs in the basic areas of health psychology, and in the context of different subjects and chronic diseases."