Introduction to Health Psychology

Weekly Schedule – Study Period 2, 2013

#	Week Beginning	LESSON	ACTIVITIES	ASSESSMENT	TASKS
1	27 May	Introduction to Health Psychology [Chap. 1]	Visit APS website		Read the lecture notes (see above attachment). Read Chapter 1 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Read the handout for Assessment 1: Reading Log. It can be found on the website under the Assessment tab. Read the Learning Relationship (pdf format) Visit the APS website to learn about the specialist area of Health Psychology – the link to the APS website is here:http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/2010/june/lindner/ – contribute your findings to the relevant Discussion Board forum. The first Online Test begins next week.
2	3 June	Health inequalities [Chap. 2]	Find data on a specific health inequality in Australia	OLT 1	Read the lecture (see above attachment), and Read Chapter 2 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Find data on a specific health inequality in Australia and contribute your findings to the relevant Discussion Board forum. Try the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The link to the AIHW website is from here: http://www.aihw.gov.au/ Complete the first online test – OLT1. You will find this test through the Online Tests tab.
3	10 June	Health-related behaviours [Chap. 3, 4]	Find a measure of health risk behaviour		Read the lecture (see above attachment), and Read Chapters 3 and 4 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Find a measure of health-risk behaviours that has validity. Contribute your findings to the relevant Discussion Board forum. There is no Online Test this week.
4	17 June	Predicting health behaviour [Chap. 5]	Library tutorial	Reading Log & OLT 2	Read the lecture (see above attachment), and Read Chapter 5 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Assessment 1: Read and log a journal article (in your group’s Blog) as listed in the Reading Log selection from Weeks 1 to 4 or find one of your own to review. Read the handout for Assessmentt 3: Health Improvement Essay. This handout can be found under the Assessment tab. Complete the library tutorial and find an article related to Health Improvement. Contribute your findings to the relevant Discussion Board forum. Complete the second Online Test – OLT2.
5	24 June	Stress, health; illness [Chap. 11]	Rate your stress levels		Read the lecture (see attachment above), and Read Chapter 11 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Rate yourself on the Stress scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995). Contribute your findings to the relevant Discussion Board forum. Work on Assessment 3: Health Improvement essay. There is no online test this week.
6	1 July	Reducing risk of disease [Chap. 6]	Plagiarism man	Reading Log & OLT 3	Read the lecture (see above), and Read Chapter 6 of the text and note the Learning Objectives at the start of the chapter relating to this week’s lesson. Assessment 1: Read and log a journal article as listed in the Reading Log selection from Weeks 5 to 6 find one of your own to review. Complete Plagiarism Man. Contribute to the week’s Discussion Board forum. Work on Assessment 3: Health Improvement essay. Complete the third online test – OLT3.
7	8 July	Population approaches to public health [Chap. 7]	Visit healthy cities website
8	15 July	Symptom perception [Chap. 9]	Serious illness activity	Reading Log  OLT 4
9	22 July	The consultation [Chap. 10]	View a YouTube video	Assessment 3 (Essay) due
10	29 July	Stress & illness moderators [Chap. 12, 13]	Physiological measure of stress	Reading Log  OLT 5
11	5 August	Impact of illness [Chap. 14, 15]	Quality of Life activity
12	12 August	Improving health [Chap.17,18]	Barriers to change	OLT 6
13	19 August	Revision		Exam Date and TimeTo be advised by OUA Examination Services