京都大学 京都大学

Introduction to Basic Concepts of Health Psychology-E2 :Communication Issues and Decision-making in Patient Care

Numbering Code U-LAS40 10011 LE26 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year All students Target Student For all majors
Language English Day/Period Tue.3
Instructor name ANAGNOSTOU，Despoina (Graduate School of Medicine Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This module will introduce the principle concepts of health psychology and its research basis. It includes a breath of material covering from health and illness beliefs, behavior and outcomes, but also socio-economic factors impacting population health, as well as individual and cultural differences.
The module is organized in two parts: 1. Health promotion and illness prevention; 2. Psychological approaches to chronic illness. Every session is organized on key principles of the theme, the theory behind, research evidence in support of the theory and examples of real applications.

Students will develop an understanding of the key factors that contribute to health and how health psychology can support the maintenance of health. In addition, this module will explore the psychological factors that might contribute to the development and impact of illness. Moreover, we will explore how people cope with illness and how the health care system respond to this challenge. Finally, we will look at family support systems and what interventions can support them.
Course Goals To develop understanding of the key approaches to health psychology
To understand key theories of health and illness and the subsequent models of health care
To understand the key theories of health behavior and behavior change and how they are used in health promotion
To explore psychological mechanisms in illness management and the development of psychological interventions to support chronic illness
To understand key theories of coping with chronic pain
To explore the key psychological impact on the management of chronic illness for the family
Schedule and Contents Part I: Health promotion- illness prevention
Session 1: Introduction to Health Psychology module
Session 2: Defining health psychology
Session 3: Health psychology approaches to health and illness; the biological and biopsychosocial model
Session 4: The concept of wellness- implications for health care models
Session 5: Health inequalities: The impact of poverty, socio-economic deprivation, unemployment and minority status in health outcomes.
Session 6: Understanding health behavior
Session 7: Behavior change in health prevention and promotion

Part II: The role of health psychology in chronic illness
Session 8: Stress management
Session 9-10: Health psychology of chronic illness- the role of positive psychology
Session 11: Psychological approaches to chronic pain
Session 12: Response shift as a psychological response to chronic illness- Quality of life
Session 13: Challenges in communicating terminal disease
Session 14: The psychological consequences of caring for the family
Session 15: Presentations- feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluation via presentations and short assignments during the course. (50- 50%)
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Preparation is required for the final course presentations( pptx of 10-15min).
Also, students will need to complete the short assignments as they will be instructed in different sessions.
Textbooks Textbooks/References References to e-textbooks already provided by Kyoto University library will be introduced during the course. All material and online resources will be uploaded in the PANDA page of the course
References, etc. References will be introduced during the course. All resources will be uploaded in the PANDA page of the course
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