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Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care

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Stress, Mental Health and Ageing

This module is designed to increase students` understanding of concepts and issues related to stress, health and illness. This module will look at how health psychologists can measure stress and limitations of these approaches. The psychophysiological response to acute and chronic stress will be described for healthy and chronically ill populations. Factors that may promote or moderate the stress response will be explored e.g. ageing, coping.  The module will also critically examine the theoretical framework of the cognitive behavioural approach to stress management. Lecture titles include:

Models of Stress & Psychobiology

Sleep & Health

PsychoNeuroImmunology

Depression & Physical Illness 

Ageing

Stress Management Techniques 

Impact of Illness on the Family (to include children & caregiving)

Hospitalisation & Stressful Procedures

Quality of life

Stress in Medical Settings