Code: | P808 | Acronym: | PS |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Psychology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Psychology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Integrated Master Psychology |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIPSI | 69 | Official Curricular Structure | 4 | - | 6 | 54 | 162 |
Teacher | Responsibility |
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Marina Natália Romeira Prista Guerra |
Theoretical classes: | 2,00 |
Theoretical and practical : | 1,50 |
Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
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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 |
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.
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.
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
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.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 108,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 54,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
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.
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.
Final exam (100% of the mark). The classification is presented in a 0-20 scale.