Teaching Methodologies
The UC will be developed according to a theoretical model with structured exposure of the contents and respective analysis / discussion / debate. An interrogative / interactive methodology is used prior to the presentation of the contents, and demonstration/exemplification of the same through its practical application and using audiovisual media.
It also includes the autonomous study of the contents and the critical analysis of texts / articles.
Assessment: written work that reveals the ability to reflect on them; and written test, summative assessment consisting of questions that assess the knowledge acquired and the ability to apply it in practice. The approval in the discipline is obtained with a classification superior or equal to 10 val resulting from the sum of the marks obtained in the work (20%) and in the written test (80%). The classification in each of the evaluations cannot be less than 9.5 val.
The assessment can also be carried out through a written exam.
Learning Results
The student must acquire:
Knowledge:
* Behaviour, health and disease;
* Psychosocial changes associated with the disease.
Skills:
* Understand basic psychosocial aspects of health promotion, prevention and overcoming the disease, and treatment adherence;
* Analyze and interpret the relationships between behavior, emotions and health.
* Discuss and analyze the application of socio-psychological theories and models in the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors as well as the modification of risk behaviors;
Competencies:
* Reflect on the disease in psychosocial terms;
* Be an active agent in promoting health behaviours;
* Identify and deal with emotions and stress
Program
1 The concepts of health and health psychology
Objectives and factors of Health Psychology emergence
Health Psychology
Impact of behavior on health, lifestyles and quality of life
2 Behavior and Health Psychology
Determinants of health behavior and disease
Psychosocial, emotional, cognitive and environmental factors and influences;
Stress and disease and the factors mediating this relationship
Health beliefs and cognitions of disease, its importance and consequences
3. Adversity and resilience
How the mind overcomes adversity
Dynamics in the development of resilience
4 Importance of Psychology in health services
The hospitalization and surgical interventions
The hospitalized child;
AIDS and oncological diseases;
5 The patient-health professional relationship
Communication and understanding in health
Adherence to treatment and causes of noncompliance
6 The professional stress
Stressors on health professionals
Burnout
Personal and institutional strategies to reduce stress
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
*Banyard, P. (1996). Applying Psychology to Health. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
*Bennett P. & Murphy, S. (1999). Psicologia e Promoção da Saúde. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
*Booth, D. (1994) Psychology of Nutrition. London: Taylor & Francis (e-book, 2016).
*Charpentier, G. (2003). As doenças e as suas emoções. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget.
*Conner, M. (2012). The Social Psychology of Food (applying social psychology), Brunner-Routledge.
*Logue, A. W. (2015). The Psychology of Eating and Drinking (4ª Edição). Nova Iorque: Routledge.
*Ogden., J. (2004). Psicologia da Saúde (2ª Edição). Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
*Ogden, J. (2010). The Psychology of Eating: from healthy to disordered behaviour, 2ª ed., Willey-Blackwell.
*Paúl, C. & Fonseca, A. (2001). Psicossociologia da Saúde. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores.
*Serra, A.V. (2005). O Stress na Vida de Todos os Dias. Coimbra: Edição de Autor.
*Taylor, S. (2014). Health Psychology. Boston: McGraw – Hill.