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PSYC304 Health Psychology
Updated: 17 December 2008| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 200 level in PSYC and PSYC202 or equivalent | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Rhonda Brown (rbrown34@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit introduces students to key concepts and areas of health psychology. This unit will give students the ability to (1) appreciate how health is affected by individuals' behaviours given different social environments and biological factors; (2) grasp basic human biology such as the functioning of the endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems; (3) comprehend the effects of stressors on health and relevant buffering factors; (4) recognise underlying factors for positive and negative changes in health related behaviour; and (5) understand the effects health status and changes in health may have on individuals' behaviour. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |