Psychology of Health and Quality of Work Life

Recommended Prerequisites

Are desirable knowledge of psychological theories and models that help understand the behavior of people at work and the functioning of organizations, as well as, how psychology can help intervene in organizations and at work with the aim of promoting occupational health and the welfare of workers in environments where productivity and health are compatible.

Teaching Methods

Expositive and active methods: analysis of texts and practical cases, debates, viewing and discussion of videos, group work and presentations in individual and small work groups.

Learning Outcomes

• To identify the role of Psychology in promoting the quality of life at work and their contributions in the field of occupational health;

• To understand and critically analyze the main theories and the empirical research of the impact of the atmosphere at the workplace in the health and well-being of workers;

• To know the main models and results of empirical research related to occupational stress and associated physical and psychological disorders;

• To describe the different prevention programs;

• To identify the key factors of security and risk and that are associated with accidents at work;

• To describe the physical and psychological consequences of accidents at work;

• To recognize forms of organization and characteristics of work that contribute to a better quality of life;

• To explain the genesis and understand the importance of what might be called "positive" organizational behavior;

• To identify different programs and models that promote well-being in the organizational

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Main theories and models of Psychology dealing with the quality of work life and occupational health.

a. labour Stress: models and interventions.

b. consequences for the individual: psychosomatic complaints and burnout syndrome.

c. labour Stress (individual and collective), fatigue and mental load.

2. Stressores.

a. work Risks.

b. technology and working conditions.

c. temporal Organization of work.

d. work/family Relationship.

and employment Insecurity and unemployment ....

3. psychological Interventions in the workplace stress

a. Individual

b. Organizational

4. Quality of life at work: concept and theories.

5. workers ' welfare: antecedents and consequences.

a. the concept of "engagement" at work.

b. positive Organizational Behavior.

c. well-being where productivity and health are compatible

Head Lecturer(s)

Carla Maria Santos Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 50.0%
This assignment is a group work and includes a paper on one topic proposed by the teacher that should be structured as an article and also preseted in a class, using PPT or other presentation program: 50.0%

Bibliography

Carvalho, C., Barata, E., Parreira, P., Oliveira, D. (2014). Trabalho emocional e gestão de emoções em equipes de saúde oncológicas: Um estudo qualitativo, UERJ: Revista de Enfermagem, 22(1), p. 9-15

Carvalho, C., Lourenço, P., & Peralta, C. (2012) (Orgs.). A emoção nas organizações. Viseu: PsicoSoma

Chambel, M. (2016). Psicologia da Saúde Ocupacional. Lisboa: Pactor

Chen, P., & Cooper, C. (2014).  Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide: Work and weelbeing. Vol III. USA: JWS

Connerley, M., & Wu, J. (Eds) (2016). Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women (Series: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life). 1st ed. USA: Springer.

Korunka, C., & Hoonakker, P. (2014). The impact of ICT on quality of working life. Springer

Rossi, A., Meurs, J., & Perreuwé, P. L. (2016). Stress and Quality of Working Life: Interpersonal and occupation-based stress. USA: CIP.

Schonfeld, I., & Chang, C. (2017). Occupational health Psychology: Work, stress, and health. Springer