Unit of Study HLTH6004 Psychological & Environmental Influences on Health (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Explores the psychological and environmental determinants of health, and examines appropriate strategies to manage these factors.

Unit content

Stress, Resilience and Psychological Influences on Health.
Emotional Wellness, Screening and Management.
Relaxation, Mindfulness and Meditation.
Environmental influences on Health.
Tobacco, substance use and management.
Alcohol use, Misuse and Moderation.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Summer Term Term4	Summer Term Term4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Recognise the psychological influences on health, and the strategies for screening and managing emotional wellness.

Critically examine the practices of relaxation, mindfulness and meditation.

Analyse the environmental influences on health.

Analyse the implications and management of tobacco use, substance use and alcohol misuse.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Project 150 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Presentation	10%
Critical review	35%
Literature review	55%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Readings and resources are provided for each module in this unit.

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Readings and resources are provided for each module in this unit.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

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