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Health Psychology

Code	14876
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Psychology
Entry requirements	None.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Learning outcomes	This Course Unit intends to be an introduction to the study of Health Psychology, promoting the acquisition of knowledge about the contributions of psychological research for the prevention and promotion of health, and understanding the factors associated with individual and family adaptation to the disease. In the end, the student should be able to: 1. characterize the scientific domain of health psychology; 2. understand main constructs and explain theoretical models underlying the relationship between health and disease; 3. explain biopsychosocial model and its importance in health-disease relationship; 4. identify main processes and psychosocial factors involved in prevention and experience of the disease; 5. describe main methodologies of intervention in the context of different problems in health psychology (e.g. stress). 6. analyze and synthesize scientific literature within the scope of health psychology. 7. carry out literature searches using psychology databases.
Syllabus	1. Introduction to Health Psychology (objectives, and work contexts; biopsychosocial model; conceptions of health and illness). 2. Health promotion, prevention, and intervention in illness (behavior and health; communication and adherence in health; stress, health and disease; chronic diseases).
Main Bibliography	Baum, A., Revenson, T. A., & Singer, J. (Eds.)(2012). Handbook of health psychology (2nd Ed.). Psychology Press. Bishop, G. D. (1994). Health psychology: integrating mind and body. Boston. Allyn & Bacon. Marks, D. F., Murray, M., Estacio, E. V., Annunziato, R. A., Locke, A., & Treharne, G. J. (2024). Health Psychology: Theory, research and practice (7th Edition). Sage. Ogden, J. (2007). Health Psychology: a textbook (4th Edition). Open University Press. Sarafino, E. P. (2012). Health Psychology. Biopsychosocial interactions (7ª Ed.). New York. John Wiley & Sons.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.