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Undergraduate | LTU-PSY3PHI-2023
Psychological Health and Illness
Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
12 weeks
Start dates
- 27 Feb 2023
About this subject
What you'll learn
- Evaluate and integrate knowledge about a range of individual, social and cultural factors that influence psychological health and illness.
- Characterise the contributing factors, perspectives, and diagnostic approaches in clinical case studies, including individual differences and culture.
- Critically review the literature to produce a sound written argument.
- Work cohesively as a group to deliver a professional oral presentation.
- Critically analyse different theoretical, clinical, and public health perspectives on psychological health and illness.
- • Individual, social, and cultural factors that influence psychological health.
- • Anxiety and depression.
- • Stress and trauma.
- • The brain, mind, and mental health.
- • Addiction.
- • Relationships between physical and mental health.
- • Public and population mental health.
In this subject you will learn about the biological, social, and psychological factors that influence our psychological health. You will examine definitions and experiences of mental health and illness from a theoretical, clinical, and public health perspective. Concepts such as stigma, diagnostic approaches, and cultural perspectives will be investigated with regards to psychological health and illness.
- Group Oral Presentation (5 min per member; 500-word equivalent). (15%)
- Critical Essay (1500 words). (35%)
- Exam (2 hours, 2000 words equivalent). (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-PYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Psychological Science
Elective
- LAT-TEC-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Information Technology
- LAT-BUS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Business
- LAT-BUS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Business
- LAT-ART-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Arts
- LAT-ART-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Arts
- LAT-CYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
and one of
Others
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG