PSY 530 - Psychology of Health and Disability

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Daemen University

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Description:

This course applies biopsychosocial models of health, illness and disability, including the effects of stress and lifestyle on health and illness; psychosocial aspects of disability, including social attitudes and perceptions; adjustment to and secondary effects of disability; and health beliefs and their consequences for behavior. This course will develop student competence in responding to individuals who are experiencing physical and psychiatric problems. This course is designed for Physical Therapy students to be taken in the professional phase of their curriculum. Students will have had exposure to patients with musculoskeletal and neurological disorders and will therefore be able to consider the issues addressed in the course in the context of specific illnesses and/or disabilities relating to these body systems. Prerequisite: PSY 103 or permission of instructor. Offered Each Spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.daemen.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 839-3600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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