94166 - General and Health Psychology

Learning outcomes

Students must be able to critically examine the content and theoretical models of general psychology acquired in the first cycle degree. In addition, students must develop the ability to connect the various disciplines of the integrated course "Methodological Bases for Health Education and Promotion" with the goal of promoting health in the general population and health personnel.

Course contents

(i) Frontal lectures (20 hours, 2 cfu)

Psychological well-being and quality of work life; Conceptual framework for the psychological analysis of work; Demands and resources; Costs and revenues associated with the work activity; The practice of caring.

 

(ii) Online teching (10 hours, 1 cfu).

Active learning techniques such as co-working among students and development of soft skills (teamwork, communication ...). Through an organized activity in small groups, through the creation of virtual rooms on the Teams platform, students will be invited to collaborate on the drafting of a research protocol on the content of frontal teaching.

Readings/Bibliography

Nolen-Hoeksema S. Hilgard E. R. Atkinson R. L. & Atkinson R. C. (2014). Atkinson & hilgard's introduction to psychology (16th ed.). Cengage Learning EMEA.

Recommended Articles:

Adam et al. (2023). Interventions to reduce stress and prevent burnout in healthcare professionals supported by digital applications: a scoping review. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1231266. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231266

Nebbs et al. (2023). An Integrated Approach to Workplace Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Instruments That Can Assist Organizations with Implementation. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(2), 1192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021192

Pollock et al. (2020). Interventions to support the resilience and mental health of frontline health and social care professionals during and after a disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic: a mixed methods systematic review. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 11(11), CD013779. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013779

 

Teaching methods

Frontal Lecture and team work.

Assessment methods

Assessment methods for the course consist of:

- a written exam consisting of three open-ended questions pertaining to the main course content (each answer will be assigned a score between 0 and 7 points). The assessment of the open-ended questions will take into account content knowledge, pertinence of language and the ability to make connections between different parts of the course. The maximum score obtainable on the written test is 21/30. The use of supporting materials such as textbooks, notes, computer aids is not allowed during the test. The written exam will last 60 minutes.

- As an outcome of the innovative teaching activity, each group is required to write a research protocol that must be deposited on Virtual website no later than 15 days after the last lecture of the course. The protocol will be given a score between 0 and 10 points; evaluation will be done through comparison with a model that will be presented and discussed in the classroom, and made available on Virtual. Further guidance will be provided during the course.

 

Regarding the evaluation of the Integrated Course (I.C.) "Methodological Basis for Health Education and Promotion":

1) the evaluation of the I.C. corresponds to the weighted average of the evaluations obtained in the single tests of the I.C.;
2) the positive evaluation of individual IC tests is kept valid for the period of two sessions;
3) as for the IC verbalization, it is necessary to register on Almaesami platform; attendance is not required.

 

 

 

Teaching tools

Teaching slides will be available on line at Unibo e-learning website: https://virtuale.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Monica Martoni