Module Title
Health In A Changing World
Keywords
sociology, psychology, health, health beliefs, personality, stress, poverty, gender, society, policy, ethnicity, communication. |
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Prerequisites for Module
None.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To introduce the student to psychosocial aspects of health and care in contemporary society.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Discuss the concept of health in its widest context.
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Identify and analyse factors that influence individual and group health.
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Summarise basic psychological and sociological concepts of individual and group health.
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Outline contemporary health and social trends in British society.
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Demonstrate effective communication skills.
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Indicative Module Content
Sociology: outline of contemporary society identifying changes in lifestyles, attitudes, risk and healthcare. Overview of health, looking at what is meant by "healthy" and discourses of fitness and health. Explore the nature of poverty and its affects on all aspects of health with reference to student poverty. Examine gender relations, body images and how men and women have different experiences of health and care. Discuss "race" and ethnicity in contemporary Britain and how institutional racism, with emphasis on the NHS, creates health inequalities. Introduce concepts of disability, looking at medical and social models. Investigate work and leisure stressing their role in rehabilitation and their importance to identity, self and health.
| Psychology: The links between individual psychological health, group functioning, and change in modern society. Interpersonal behaviour in groups. The characterisitcs of psychological health and ill-health in the individual. Motivation, emotion, stress and coping with change. Ways of learning attitudes, beliefs and behaviours relating to health. An examination of productive and counter-productive health-related problem solving behaviours. Models of health behaviours and the Stages of Change model. Helping change "problem" behaviour.
Introduction to what is an applied science, natural or social. Communication skills, modes of interaction, written, spoken, listening, visual, for effective skills in professional practice.
Health Improvement: the development of health improvement and promotion to current day practice in the field of health and social care.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 50 | Workshops
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Directed Study
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| 60 |
Private Study
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| 34 |
Mode of Delivery
A lecture based programme supported by workshops and guided reading.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4
| | Component 2 | 5
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Component 2 - Learning outcome 5 will be assessment through a group presentation assessed on a pass/fail basis
Component 1 - Examination
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | NIVEN, N., 2000. Health psychology for health professionals. Churchill Livingstone: London.
| | 2. | BARRY, A.M. & Yuill, C., 2002. Understanding health: a sociological introduction. London: Sage.
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Additional Notes
Module delivery will be common to the following students in the School of Health Sciences: BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography and BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science.
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