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Health Psychology

Code: P808     Acronym: PS

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Psychology

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Psychology
Course/CS Responsible: Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
MIPSI 69 Official Curricular Structure 4 - 6 54 162

Teaching Staff - Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibility
Marina Natália Romeira Prista Guerra

Teaching - Hours

Theoretical classes: 2,00
Theoretical and practical : 1,50
Type Teacher Classes Hour
Theoretical classes Totals 1 2,00
Marina Natália Romeira Prista Guerra 2,00
Theoretical and practical Totals 2 3,00
Sandra Cristina da Silva Reis Torres 3,00

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The main goal of this course is to provide students’ competences that will allow them to structure and intervene in disease prevention and remediation, mastering psychological strategies with proven efficacy in the learned issues. In order to reach that main outcome, the students must be able to frame health psychology in the theoretical background of Psychology. This includes the history of “health revolutions” and theoretical models developed to explain the enhancement of diseases’ primary prevention as well as secondary and third prevention in case of disease manifestation. Then, they should acquire knowledge and expertise in some issues crossing a variety of diseases. Finally they learn about specific disease characteristics that are more prevalent in Portugal, training specific psychological intervention strategies to deal with these particular problems.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

At the end of this subject it is expected that students have a better understanding of the intervention at different levels: primary prevention, health promotion, and secondary and tertiary prevention in the problems / diseases most prevalent. This should be reflected in the ability to design and implement an intervention in all of these areas.

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

No

Program

 

1. Critical reflection about the history of Health Psychology

2. Deepening of theoretical models in health behavior

3. Psychological reactions to lossof functional capacity and theoretical models

4. Specific psychological interventions in disease (based upon a high Portuguese prevalence and research of academic staff):

4.1. HIV/ Aids

4.2. Oncology

4.3. Eating Disorders and Obesity

4.4. Smoking cessation

4.5. Spinal cord injury

4.6. Multiple sclerosis

4.7. Inflammatory bowel disease

4.8. Fibromyalgia
4.9. Paliative care

Mandatory literature

Guerra Marina Prista; Intervir em grupos na saúde. ISBN: 978-972-796-339-3
Sarafino Edward P.; Health psychology. ISBN: 0-471-69100-3
Straub Richard O.; Health psychology. ISBN: 978-0-7167-6450-2
Ribeiro José Luis Pais; Psicologia e saúde. ISBN: 972-8400-07-1

Complementary Bibliography

Guerra Marina Prista; Sida. ISBN: 972-754-123-2
Reis, A, Lencastre,L., Guerra, M & Remor, E ; Relação entre a sintomatologia Psicopatológica, adesão ao tratamento e qualidade de vida na infecção pelo HIV e Aids, 2010
Múrias, R. & Guerra, M. P.; Cancro de Mama: Hábitos Tabágicos e sua Influência na Qualidade de Vida e Psicopatologia., Comportamento e Saúde, Manuais Universitários, Edições ISPA, 2011
Rocha. V., Guerra, M.P. & Maciel M.J. ; A Dependência Tabágica, Assertividade e Alexitimia em Doentes Cardíacos, Paidéia, 2010
Torres, S., Guerra, M. P., Lencastre, L., Roma-Torres, A., Brandão, I., Queirós, C., & Vieira, F.; Cognitive processing of emotions in anorexia nervosa, European Eating Disorders Review, 2011
Torres, S. & Guerra, M. P. (2007).; Psicologia da Saúde e Anorexia Nervosa, Psicologia da Saúde: Contextos e Áreas de Intervenção, Climepsi , 2007
Torres, S., Guerra, M. P., Vieira, F., Roma-Torres, A., & Brandão, I. ; Avaliação e intervenção orientada para as emoções na anorexia nervosa, Atualização em avaliação e tratamento das emoções. S. Paulo: Vetor Editora.
Oliveira, R. ; Elementos psicoterapeuticos na reabilitação dos sujeitos com incapacidades fisicas adquiridas. Análise Psicológica, 4 (XVIII)., 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

The methodologies used for the theoretical level include lectures supported by PowerPoint and discussion of previously suggested readings. At a practical level it is provided skills for psychological intervention through case studies, mostly base upon real cases of the clinical services of the Faculty. Videos are also used to model some situations. Students also rehearse different strategies applied to a variety of diseases that have a proven efficacy at a clinical level.

 

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Clinical psychology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation Weight (%)
Exame 100,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 108,00
Frequência das aulas 54,00
Total: 162,00

Eligibility for exams

The presence in practical classes is mandatory (attend 75% of classes taught). According to the resolutions of the Pedagogical Board of 5th September 2012 (with information for teachers to September 27) the theoretical classes are also mandatory to attend.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

The exam has a weighting of 100% of the mark. The exam requires a minimum score of 10 (0-20 scale).

The exam presents case studies about which students should develop a plan of intervention theoretically grounded, establishing priority aims to be addressed and also exemplifying strategies appropriated to the situation.

 

 

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

No

Internship work/project

No

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status who choose not to attend classes will only do the final exam (100%).

Classification improvement

Final exam (100% of the mark). The classification is presented in a 0-20 scale. 

 

 

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