Community and Health Psychology - समुदायिक एवं स्वास्थ्य मनोविज्ञान

Program Class: Degree / BA

Year: Third

Semester: Six

Subject: Psychology

Course Title: Community and Health Psychology

Course Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course the student will be able to recognize that individuals relate to their communities and the reciprocal effect of communities on individuals and will be able to understand and resolve community issues, analyze the data, and recommend interventions that promote community wellness. Moreover, they will able to use the psychological theories on health-related practices and will able to examine persons’ health history and describe and enact a positive, proactive attitude toward healthy living for oneself and others.

Credits: 4

Core Compulsory

Max. Marks: –25+75

Min. Passing Marks: 33

Unit

Topics

I

Community Psychology: Nature, Historical Development, Fields of Community Psychology.

II

Approaches of Community Psychology: Mental Health approach; Social Problems approach.

III

Community Intervention Issues: Poverty and Prolonged Deprivation; Marginalization;Migration & Immigration issues; Superstitions in Indian society.

IV

Community Interventions: Community Mental Health; Gender, Discrimination and Power Issues related interventions; School Intervention; Rural development Intervention.

V

Health Psychology: Nature, Development and Goals of Health Psychology; Biopsychosocial Model of Health.

VI

Health Behavior: Health Compromising and Health Enhancing Behaviors; Theories of Health Behavior: Health Belief Model, Planned Behavior and Reasoned Action Theory.

VII

Stress and Health: Nature and Types of Stress, Stress appraisal; Coping with Stress; Psychological Moderators of Stress (Hardiness, Social support and Optimism).

VIII

Chronic Illnesses: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Diabetes: Major Symptoms, Diagnosis and Psychological correlate.