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Schedule

Lesson 1: What is Health Psychology
Readings:
  • Chapter 1
Assignments:
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  • Quiz 1  (20 points)

 

Lesson 2: Research Issues in Health Psychology
Readings:
  • Chapter 2 (electronic reserve)
Assignments:
  • Driving Guidelines Discussion (15 points)
  • Quiz 2 (20 points)

 

Lesson 3: Health Behaviors
Readings:
  • TChapter 3
Assignments:
  • Behavior Change Personal Reflection (30 points)

 

Lesson 4: Health-Enhancing Behaviors
Readings:
  • Chapter 4, Chapter 5 (p. 79-94)
Assignments:
  • Quiz 3 (25 points)

 

Lesson 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
Readings:
  • Chapter 5 (p. 94-112)
Assignments:
  • AA Effectiveness Discussion (30 points)

 

Lesson 6: Stress
Readings:
  • Chapter 6
Assignments:
  • Effectiveness in Measuring Stress Discussion (10 points)
  • Quiz 4 (22 points)
  • Stressful Experience Personal Reflection  (30 points)

 

Lesson 7: Coping
Readings:
  • Chapter 7
Assignments:
  • Quiz 5 (Individual; 20 points)
  • Coping Personal Reflection (30 points)

 

Lesson 8: Putting it All Together
Readings:
  • Review all previous readings and Lesson Commentaries
Assignments:
  • Midterm Exam (50 points)

 

Lesson 9: The Patient in the Treatment Setting
Using Health Services, Patient Provider Relations and the Management of Pain
Readings:
  • Chapters 8, 9, 10
Assignments:
  • Reducing Burnout Discussion (20 points)
  • Quiz 6.1 (Individual; 35 points)
  • Quiz 6.2 (Individual; 20 points)

 

Lesson 10: Management of Chronic and Terminal Illness
Readings:
  • Chapter 11 and 12
Assignments:
  • Quiz 7.1 (Individual; 18 points)
  • Quiz 7.2 (Individual; 12 points)
  • Right to Die Discussion (10 points)

 

Lesson 11: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, Diabetes
Readings:

 
  • Chapter 13,
  • Chapter 2 (p. 20 - 22)
Assignments:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Profile Assignment (35 points)
  • Quiz 8 (Individual; 23 points)

 

Lesson 12: Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, Cancer, Arthritis
Readings:
  • Chapter 14,
  • Chapter 2 (p. 31 - 36)  
Assignments:
  • Quiz 9 (30 points)

 

Lesson 13: Systems of the Body
Readings:
  • Chapter 2 (p. 15 – 20 and 23 - 31)
Assignments:
  • Quiz 10 (22 points)
  • Final Exam (50 points)

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