Learn to understand how Psychology can Impact both Mental and Physical Wellbeing
Lesson Structure
There are 7 lessons in this course:
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How a Healthy Lifestyle can Impact Physical & Mental Health
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Health
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Definitions of health
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Stress & health
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Exercise
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What happens to the body when we exercise?
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Diet and nutrition
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Acute and chronic stress
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Mental Disorders - Signs & Symptoms
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Introduction
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Definitions of mental disorder
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Role of the clinician
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Types of symptoms
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Signs & symptoms of disorders
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Physical Illnesses with a Mental Dimension
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Psychological factors in physical illness
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What is a psychosomatic illness?
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Psychological factors in accidents & illness
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Immune system & health
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Stress & the immune system
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Stress associated with physical illnesses
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Psychological response to injury or disease
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Personality and attitudes
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Chronic physical illnesses with mental health associations
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Psychobiotics - interaction between the mind and body
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Mental Problems & Disorders with a Physical Dimension
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Introduction
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Eating disorders
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Dementia
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Patient’s emotional reaction to physical illness
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The importance of sleep
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Summary
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Role of Psychology in Managing Physical and Mental Illnesses
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Health psychology
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Factors affecting psychological & physical health
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Traditional medical interventions
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Helping people with transition - what can we do to help ourselves?
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What can we do to improve our mental health?
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Using mindfulness
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Providing Better Mental Health Services
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Towards better health care services
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Impact of health psychology
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Improving services
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Raising public awareness
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Providing better pubic access to health care
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Wider recognition of health relationships
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Health benefits of a biophilic landscape
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Business Opportunities in the Health Psychology Industry
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Opportunities working in health
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Play therapy – a tool for managing psychological health
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Final assessment
Who is this Course For?
- Counsellors, health professionals, welfare workers - wanting to improve their understanding of the link between psychology and health
- Fitness professionals seeking to appreciate the link between wellbeing and state of mind
- Teachers, media professionals or any others wishing to learn more about the subject.
- Sports coaches
- Students or graduates in psychology, health sciences or related disciplines
