Unit (2012)
Introduction to Psychological Health and Wellbeing
| Introduction to Psychological Health and Wellbeing (PSY172) | |
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| School | School of Psychology |
| Credit Points | 3 |
| Availability | Murdoch: S2-internal Rockingham: S2-internal |
| Teaching Timetables | Murdoch S2 Rockingham S2 |
| Description | Psychology has an important role in designing systems that make people happy, healthy and productive. This unit will critically examine the concepts of 'health', 'wellbeing' and 'happiness', and will demonstrate how to add quality to people's lives, through research-guided practice and the application of behaviour change principles. Topic areas include: coping with and overcoming psychological pain and stress, addictions and disabilities; in addition to promoting healthier and environmentally sustainable behaviour in the community. |
| Contact time | Lectures/tutorials/laboratories/seminars: 3 hours per week. |
| Prerequisites | Nil. |
| Notes | This unit is strongly recommended as a Psychology elective, especially as an introductory unit towards the Health Psychology minor. |
| Appears in these Courses | Education (BEd) [Primary, 1-10 Health and Physical Education] Education (BEd) [Secondary Teaching] + Sports Science (BSportsSc) Exercise Physiology (BSc) Psychology (BPsych, BA) Sports Science (BSportsSc) Honours in Psychology (BPsych(Hons)) |
Contacts
| Unit Coordinator | |
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| PSY172 | Unit Coordinator not listed |
| Unit Contacts | |
| N/A | no Unit Contacts listed |
