Course outline
Course summary
Biopsychosocial model of health and health beliefs; health psychology; deficit and affirming models of health behaviour, facilitating and inhibiting factors; predicting risk behaviour; policy drivers and practice guidelines; research and evidence based interventions for health behaviour change; ethical practice; sustainable approaches to health behaviour change.
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of health and human behaviour and apply to practice
- Critically analyse a range of theories of health behaviour and behaviour change, including both deficit and affirmation models
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a range of research and evidence based interventions, designed to influence health behaviour
- Apply ethical theories to a critical discussion of personal and state responsibility for health behaviour
- Critically analyse policy drivers and practice guidance in relation to sustainable health behaviour change at both macro and micro level, recognising inherent complexities and challenges
Indicative bibliography
- Conner,M., Norman,P. (2005) Predicting health behaviour: research and practice with social cognition models. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
- Holland, S. (2008) Public Health Ethics. Cambridge: Polity.
- Marks, D.F., Murray, M.P., Evans, B., Estacio, E.V. (2011) Health Psychology: theory, research & practice. 3rd ed. London: Sage.
- Mason, P., Butler, C.C. (2010) Health Behaviour Change. 2nd ed. London: Churchill Livingstone.
- Nuffield Council on Bioethics (2007) Public Health: ethical issues. Cambridge: Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
- Rollnick, S., Miller, W.R., Butler, C.C. (2008) Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: helping patients change behaviour. London: Guilford Press.
- Thaler R and Sunstein C (2008), Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
- British Journal of Health Psychology
- Health Promotion International
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Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.
Selection criteria
To be eligible to study this module you should be able to apply it to your practice.
