This unit focuses on psychological interventions for common lifestyle diseases and on the role of psychologists in the management of chronic and life-threatening health problems and medical trauma. The objectives of the unit are to (1) provide students with the theoretical and evidence-based background for psychological interventions for preventing illness, enhancing health, and managing chronic and debilitating illnesses; (2) acquire skills in delivering psychological interventions for health-related behaviours to enhance health, quality of life and adaptive coping; and (3) to provide knowledge of psychopharmacology. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: PSYC5672 Foundations in Clinical Skills I (formerly PSYC8672 Foundations in Clinical Skills I), PSYC5673 Foundations in Clinical Skills II (formerly PSYC8673 Foundations in Clinical Skills II)
