Syllabus
1. Introduction to health psychology, overview of the fields of health and disease, basic concepts.
2. Holistic approach to human health.
3. Illness in human life.
4. Quality of life in relation to health and disease.
5. Biological theories of stress, physiology of stress.
6. Psychological theories of stress, stress management.
7. Stress moderators - personality factors.
8. Stress moderators - situational factors.
Annotation
The course is based on a holistic approach to health and provides basic knowledge of health psychology. Attention is paid to different approaches to human health phenomenon, selected theories of health and disease are presented.
Emphasis is placed on clarifying the issue of stress, incl. stress management process. Personality and situational factors influencing the course of stress reaction are analyzed in detail.