COURSE SYLLABUS

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	PSİ4081
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr.Gör. BANU DİKEÇ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Öğr.Gör. Banu Elmastaş Dikeç banudikec@uludag.edu.tr Tel:02242941875 Uludağ Üniversitesi,Fen- Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü,16059 Görükle Kampüsü / Bursa, Türkiye
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to introduce the basic theoretical literature and provide information about the working areas of health psychologists
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to remember working areas of health psychologists;
2	To be able to list the basic theories of health psychology;
3	To be able to give an example for behaviors adversely affect the health;
4	To be able to understand the effects of physical illnesses to individual psychological state;
5	To be able to explain the factors associated with psychological distress of Individuals with physical illness;
6	To be able to evaluate the effects of behavior of the experts working in the treatment of patients on the health of individuals;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to course: content and requirements
2	Introduction to health psychology; definition and working areas Reading (A, Chp 1, pg: 1-18)
3	Basic theories in health psychology Reading (A, Chp 2, pg: 19-38;B Chp 2, pg:32-55; C Chp 8)
4	Patient-doctor relationship Reading (A, Chp 3, pg: 39-79; B Chp 7, pg:119-130
5	Stress and health: Social support, coping strategies Reading (A, Chp 4, pg: 79-106)
6	Situational crises: crises related to the illness Reading (A, Chp 5, pg: 107-144)
7	Coping with chronic pain Reading (A, Chp 7, pg: 161-188)
8	Menopause and its effects Reading (A, Chp 8, pg: 189-200)
9	Cancer patients and dialog Reading (A, Chp 10, pg: 221-236)
10	Cardiovascular diseases: essential hypertension, coronary heart disease Reading (C, Chp 8)
11	Asthma; behavior and health: eating behaviors and exercise Reading (C, Chp 8)
12	Behavior and health: alcohol and tobacco consumption Reading (C, Chp 12; D, Chp 12 ,13)
13	Problems experienced by relatives of people with fatal or chronic illness Reading A, Chp 11, pg: 237-250)
14	Evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A.Okyayuz, Ü. H. (Ed.) (1999). Health Psychology. Ankara: Turkish psychological association press. B.Baltaş, Z. (2000). Health Psychology: Behavioral sciences in public health. İstanbul: Remzi Bookstore press. C. Davison, C. G., & Neale, J. M. (2004). Doç. Dr. İ. Dağ (Çev. Ed.), Abnormal psychology. Ankara: Turkish psychological association press. D. Brannon, L. &Feist, J. (2010) Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High