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	Course:	PSY 240
	Title:	Health Psychology: GT-SS3
	Long Title:	Health Psychology: GT-SS3
	Course Description:	Students will learn an overview of the scientific study of attitudes, behaviors and personality variables related health, illness and bodily systems. Emphasis is on the interaction of biological, psychological and social factors that cause illness and influence its treatment and prevention.
	Min Credit:	3
	Max Credit:

	Course Notes:	Entered new course 2/21/08 s@
	Origin Notes:	NJC

 STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 I.      Students will gain and demonstrate knowledge in (but not limited to)

         A.      The field of Health Psychology

         B.      The systems of the body including:

                 1.      Central Nervous System

                 2.      Endocrine System

                 3.      Cardiovascular System

                 4.      Respiratory System

                 5.      Digestive System

                 6.      Renal System

                 7.      Reproductive System

                 8.      Genetics

                 9.      Immune System

         C.      Health Behavior & Primary Prevention

         D.      Modification of Health Behaviors

         E.      Health Enhancing Behaviors

         F.      Health Compromising Behaviors

         G.      Stress & Illness

         H.      Coping with Stress

         I.      Clients and the Treatment Setting

         J.      Management of Chronic Illness

         K.      Psychological Issues in Advancing and terminal Illness

         L.      Psychonueroimmunology, HIV/AIDS, Cancer & Arthritis

         M.      Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke and Diabetes

         N.      The future of Healthcare

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.      Intro, What is Health Psychology

         A.      What health Psychologists do?

         B.      Biopsychosocial Model

         C.      Research in Health Psych

 II.     Systems of the body

         A.      Central Nervous System

         B.      Endocrine System

         C.      Cardiovascular System

         D.      Respiratory System

         E.      Digestive System

         F.      Renal System

         G.      Reproductive System

         H.      Genetics

         I.      Immune System

 III.    Health Behavior and Primary Prevention

         A.      What are Health Behaviors

         B.      Factors that influence Health Behaviors

         C.      Why Health Promotion has been Ignored

         D.      Health Promotion

 IV.     Modification of Health Behaviors

         A.      Changing Health Behaviors

                 1.      Changing Beliefs

                 2.      Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

                 3.      Social Engineering

                 4.      Venues for health habit Modification

 V.      Health Enhancing Behaviors

         A.      Exercise

         B.      Accident Prevention

         C.      Breast & Testicular Exams

         D.      Weight Control

         E.      Diet

 VI.     Health Compromising Behaviors

         A.      Alcoholism

         B.      Smoking

         C.      Interventions

 VII.    Stress and the Development of Illness

         A.      What is Stress

         B.      Responses to Stress

         C.      What makes events Stressful

         D.      Theories of Stress

         E.      Stress & Illness

 VIII.   Coping with Stress

         A.      What is coping

         B.      Moderators of Stress

         C.      Coping and External Resources

         D.      Coping Outcomes

         E.      The Management

 IX.     Client and the Treatment Setting

         A.      Use of Health Care Systems

                 1.      Recognition & Interpretation of Symptoms

                 2.      Who uses and does not use Healthcare

                 3.      The Misuse of the System

                 4.      Hospitalization

                 5.      Child Hospitalization

         B.      Client-Practitioner Interaction

                 1.      Nature of Client Practitioner Communication

                 2.      Results of Poor Communication

                 3.      Improving Communication and Reducing Nonadherence

         C.      Pain and its Management

                 1.      Elusive Nature of Pain

                 2.      Clinical Management of Pain

                 3.      Pain Control Techniques

                 4.      Management of Chronic Pain

                 5.      Placebo as a healer

 X       Management of Chronic Illness

         A.      Quality of Life

         B.      Emotional Response to Chronic Illness

         C.      Rehabilitation from Chronic Illness

         D.      Interventions for Psychological Issues after Chronic Illness

 XI.     Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

         A.      Death Across the lifespan

         B.      Stages of Adjustment

         C.      Psychological management of the Terminally Ill

         D.      Alternatives to Hospital Care

         E.      Problems of Survivors

 XII.    Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke and Diabetes

         A.      Coronary heart Disease and Personality

         B.      Recovery from Myocardial Infarction

         C.      Hypertension

         D.      Recovery from Stroke

         E.      Management of Diabetes

 XIII.   Psychonueroimmunology, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Arthritis

         A.      Psychonueroimmunology

         B.      HIV/AIDS

         C.      Cancer

         D.      Adjusting to Cancer

         E.      Arthritis

 XIV.    Future of Healthcare

         A.      Research in Health Psychology

         B.      Trends for the Future

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