Health Psychology - A Biopsychosociocultural Perspective

Description of this course

Health Psychology - A Biopsychosociocultural Perspective

Hälsopsykologi - ett biopsykosociokulturellt perspektiv

Essential data

Course code: 1QA127
Course name: Health Psychology - A Biopsychosociocultural Perspective
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Psychology
Level: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department: Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Decided by: Education committee CNS
Decision date: 2019-12-11
Revised by: Utbildningsnämnden CNS
Course syllabus valid from: Autumn semester 2020

Specific entry requirements

General admission requirements.

Literature and other teaching aids

  • Handbook of health psychology, Baum, Andrew; Revenson, Tracey A; Singer, Jerome E, 2., [updated] ed. : New York, N.Y. : Psychology Press, cop. 2012 - xxvi, 882 s. ISBN: 978-0-8058-6461-8, LIBRIS-ID: 12628948, *

Del I - The Foundations of Health Psychology and the Biopsychosociocultural Model

  • Health Psychology: the Search for Pathways between Behavior and Health., Leventhal, H; Weinman, J; Leventhal, E A; Phillips, L A, 2008 Ingår i: Annual review of psychology., Palo Alto,Calif : Annual Reviews Inc., 1950- ISSN: 0066-4308, LIBRIS-ID: 8258734, Intern tillgång till fulltext 1996-, 59 (2008) p. 477-505,
  • Taylor, S E; Repetti, R L; Seeman, T, Health Psychology: What is an unhealthy environment and how does it get under the skin?, 1997 http://www.annualreviews.org/journal/psych, Ingår i: Annual review of psychology., Palo Alto,Calif : Annual Reviews Inc., 1950- ISSN: 0066-4308, LIBRIS-ID: 8258734, Intern tillgång till fulltext 1996-, 48 (1997) p. 411-447,
  • Fisher, EB, Behavior Matters, Fitzgibbon, ML; Glasgow, RE; Haire-Joshu, D; Hayman, LL; Kaplan, RM; Nanney, MS; Ockene, JK, 2011 Ingår i: American journal of preventive medicine., New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 1985- ISSN: 0749-3797, LIBRIS-ID: 3808404, 40 (2011) : 5, p. e15-e30,

Del II - Health Behaviors and Risk Factors

  • Armitage, CJ, Social cognition models and health behaviour: A structured review, Conner, M, 2000 Ingår i: Psychology & health [Elektronisk resurs]., Chur : Harwood Academic Publishers, 1987- LIBRIS-ID: 11242073, 15 (2000) : 2, p. 173-189,
  • Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviors, Prochaska, JO; Velicer, WF; Rossi, JS; et al., 1994 Ingår i: Health psychology: the official journal of the Division of health psychology, American psychological association, Hillsdale, N.J. : Erlbaum, 1982- ISSN: 0278-6133, LIBRIS-ID: 3612883, 13 (1994) p. 39-46,
  • Elder, J.P.; Ayala, G.X.; Harris, S., Theories and Intervention Approaches to Health-Behavior Change in Primary Care, Elsevier, 1999 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074937979900094X?via%3Dihub,

Del III - Psychological Determinants of Health

  • Carver, CS, Personality and coping, Connor-Smith, J, 2010 Ingår i: Annual review of psychology., Palo Alto,Calif : Annual Reviews Inc., 1950- ISSN: 0066-4308, LIBRIS-ID: 8258734, Intern tillgång till fulltext 1996-, 61 (2010) p. 679-704,
  • Fredrickson, BL, The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, 2004 Ingår i: Philosophical transactions, London : The Royal Society, 1990- ISSN: 0962-8436, LIBRIS-ID: 3994276, 359 (2004) p. 1367-1378,
  • Folkman, S.; Greer, S., Promoting psychological well-being in the face of serious illness: When theory, research, and practice inform each other., 2000 Psycho-Oncology, Ingår i: Psycho-oncology: journal of the psychological, social and behavioral dimensions of cancer, Chichester : Wiley, 1992- ISSN: 1057-9249, LIBRIS-ID: 4071160, 9 (2000) : 1, p. 11-19,
  • Adler, N.; Matthews, K., Health Psychology: Why do some people get sick and some stay well?, 1994 http://www.annualreviews.org/loi/psych, Ingår i: Annual review of psychology., Palo Alto,Calif : Annual Reviews Inc., 1950- ISSN: 0066-4308, LIBRIS-ID: 8258734, Intern tillgång till fulltext 1996-, 45 (1994) p. 229-259,

Del IV - Social Determinants of Health