This course will introduce the students to the field of health psychology, providing an overview of the basic concepts, examining how psychological research are applied to enhance health and well-being and to prevent and illness. Students will be exposed to a range of specialized topics like stress and coping, pain, chronic illness management, and health and behaviour, and thereby acquire knowledge of a wide range of psychological principles and empirically validated procedures.

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.       Demonstrate knowledge about health psychology, health risk, and health-enhancing behaviours. (CLO 1)

2.       Discuss an awareness on health compromising and health enhancing behaviours. (CLO 2)

3.       Explain the importance of pain, and the impact of stress on health and well-being. (CLO 3)