Sylabus
3 October 2023: What is health psychology – (Csajbók & Zakreski) 10 October 2023: Modern health worries – (Zakreski) 17 October 2023: Gender, SES, culture and health – (Csajbók) 24 October 2023: Sexual psychology – (Zakreski) 31 October 2023: Suggestive communication – (Csajbók) 7 November 2023: Stress, burnout, somatization – (Zakreski) 14 November 2023: Mental health, positive psychology – (Zakreski) 21 November 2023: Addictions and drug abuse prevention – (Csajbók) 28 November 2023: Health behavior – (Csajbók) 5 December 2023: student presentations – (Csajbók & Zakreski) 12 December 2023: student presentations – (Csajbók & Zakreski) 19 December 2023: student presentations – (Csajbók & Zakreski) 2 January 2024: Final exam – (Csajbók & Zakreski)
Anotace
The students will learn about the biopsychosocial model of health and illness. We will explore the social and psychological determinants of good physical and mental health. Through experience the students will learn about the promotion of health behavior.
At the seminar the students will have to journal their own health behavior in a selected topic. Through discussions the students will formulate hypotheses about the difficulties people face when maintaining health behavior. The students will have to write an essay of 3-5 pages long in their own selected topic. The students will form groups and plan an awareness day or an intervention program in the selected topic and present to the participants of the seminar.
The planned activities on this seminar will be lecturing, reading, writing, discussing key topics of health behavior, and student presentations.