Syllabus
1. Subject-matter of health psychology, an outline of health theories.
2. Psychological factors influencing human behaviour during health and illness.
3. Psychosomatic relations.
4. Medical anthropology.
5. Salutogenetic approach to health.
6. Biopsychosocial factors influencing health.
7. Factors detrimental to the health of an individual.
8. Strategies for life difficulties management and the influence of social backing.
9. Issues of the quality of life and healthy lifestyle promotion.
Annotation
The purpose of this subject is to acquire knowledge of psychology of health. The subject includes the definition of the branch, it provides an outline of various theories of health and presents a deeper and wider view on psychological factors playing an important role in health and illness of an individual.
The subject analyses the issues of health and the quality of life as well as techniques how to manage difficult life situations. It includes the salutogenetic approach to the health of an individual and family. An analysis of bio-social factors maintaining, strengthening and supporting health is included, particularly psychoneuroimunology, overcoming life difficulties, social backing, stress management techniques - coping strategies, sanotherapy (somatic psychotherapy) - sanogenetic process.
The subject involves the issues of psychosomatics, social backing as a behaviour moderator, susceptibility to anxiety and its management.