Behaviours and health risks

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Interactive course, presentation, exemplification, discovery learning,
individual and / or in pairs work, in small groups, argumentation, debate, academic controversy, role play, elaboration of an intervention project, problem solving.

Learning Outcomes

-Following the complete study of the topic in this discipline, students must be able to present and describe the topics addressed, to define and explain the basic concepts of each chapter, to apply the information in solving the applications proposed in the course.
-Upon successful completion of this discipline, students will be able to:
-Explain the main theoretical models for predicting important behaviors for health and develop intervention projects
-Develop interpersonal communication plans specific to health promotion and disease prevention activities
-Use methods to design and perform psychological interventions specific to attitudes and behaviors with an impact on health
-Analyze the ways of psychological evaluation of the individual, group, organization

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Social-cognitive approach to behaviors important for health
Rosenstock Model of Health Beliefs
Theory of motivation for protection (Rogers)
Theory of rational action (Fishbein and Ajzen)
Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen) (I)
Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen) (II)
Procedural approach to health actions (Schwarzer)
Stage theories of behaviors important for health (I) (Prochaska and DiClemente)
Stage theories of behaviors important for health (II) (Weinstein)
Theory of self-regulation (Leventhal)
Representation of the disease, treatment and self-regulation
Implementing important health intentions and behaviors
Establishing goals related to behavioral changes and their implementation
Health promotion from the perspective of social-cognitive theory

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Chameron, L.D. and Leventhal H. (2003). The self-regulation of health and illness behaviour. Routledge.
Johnston, D.W. ?i Johnston, M. Health Psychology, Vol.8, în A.S. Bellack ?i M.Hersen (coord.), 2001. Comprehensive Clinical Psychology.
Conner, M. ?i Norman, P. (2005). Predicting health behaviours. McGrow-Hill, Education.
Norman, P., Abraham, C. and Conner, M. (2000). Understanding and changing health behaviour. From Health Beliefs to self-regulation. Routledge.
Petru Derevenco, Ion Anghel ?i Adriana Baban (coord.), Stresul în s?n?tate ?i boal?. De la teorie la practic?. Dacia, Cluj-Napoca.
Shumaker, S.A., Schron, E.B., Ockene, J.K., 1990. The Handbook of Health behavior Change, Springer Publishing Company, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Stok, M., De Ridder D. ?i Vet, E. (2013). Strategii de support pentru o alimentatie sanatoasa la adolescent. ASCR Cluj-Napoca.
Schwarzer, R. (1992). Self-efficacy in the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors: Theoretical approache.