Human Psychology
Code: 103016 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500892 Physiotherapy | FB | 1 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Rosa Maria Escorihuela Agullo
- Email:
- rosamaria.escorihuela@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Rafael Torrubia Beltri
- Lydia Gimenez Llort
- Clara Pretus Gomez
- Yolanda Pardo Cladellas
- Joan Taberner Viera
- Beatriz Molinuevo Alonso
- Oren Contreras Rodriguez
Prerequisites
There aren't.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The Human Psychology course is placed in the first year of the Degree in Physiotherapy, within the pre-clinical training stage.
The general objective of the subject is to provide the student the social bases of human behaviour, as well as basic knowledge between psychology and health that allow him to establish and maintain a good relationship with patients, relatives / caregivers and other professionals.
All these goals must help the student to achieve a range of competences that should enable a better understanding of the behaviour of users of health systems, their own behaviour and the professional interaction of the user's health.
Competences
- Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
- Clearly and effectively communicate orally and in writing with all users of the healthcare system, and with other professionals.
- Display critical reasoning skills.
- Display interpersonal skills.
- Display knowledge of the morphology, physiology, pathology and conduct of both healthy and sick people, in the natural and social environment.
- Evaluate the functional state of the patient, considering the physical, psychological and social aspects.
- Express ideas fluently, coherently and correctly, both orally and in writing.
- Make changes to methods and processes in the area of knowledge in order to provide innovative responses to society's needs and demands.
- Provide effective physiotherapeutic treatment and offer patients integral care.
- Take account of social, economic and environmental impacts when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Work in teams.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse a situation and identify its points for improvement.
- Analyse the indicators of sustainability of academic and professional activities in the areas of knowledge, integrating social, economic and environmental dimensions.
- Analyse the sex- or gender-based inequalities and the gender biases present in one's own area of knowledge.
- Communicate using language that is not sexist.
- Consider how gender stereotypes and roles impinge on the exercise of the profession.
- Critically analyse the principles, values and procedures that govern the exercise of the profession.
- Determine and explain the psychological aspects of the therapist-patient relationship.
- Display critical reasoning skills.
- Display interpersonal skills.
- Explain and apply the theories of communication and interpersonal relationships.
- Explain the explicit or implicit code of practice of one's own area of knowledge.
- Explain the fundamental principles of evolutionary psychology and psychosocial development.
- Explain the learning theories to be applied in health education and in one's own ongoing learning process.
- Explain the psychological and social factors that affect the state of health of an individual, a family, or a community.
- Explain the psychological aspects of the physiotherapist-patient relationship.
- Explain the psychological factors affecting the biological organism in patients with psychosomatic disorders.
- Express ideas fluently, coherently and correctly, both orally and in writing.
- Identify situations in which a change or improvement is needed.
- Identify the mental repercussions of physical injuries or illnesses in patients.
- Identify the principal forms of sex- or gender-based inequality present in society.
- Identify the psychological and physical problems deriving from gender violence.
- Identify the social, economic and environmental implications of academic and professional activities within one?s own area of knowledge.
- Propose new methods or well-founded alternative solutions.
- Propose new ways to measure success or failure when implementing innovative proposals or ideas.
- Propose projects and actions in accordance with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights, diversity and democratic values.
- Propose projects and actions that incorporate the gender perspective.
- Propose viable projects and actions to boost social, economic and environmental benefits.
- Propose ways to evaluate projects and actions for improving sustainability.
- Weigh up the impact of any long- or short-term difficulty, harm or discrimination that could be caused to certain persons or groups by the actions or projects.
- Weigh up the risks and opportunities of suggestions for improvement: one's own and those of others.
- Work in teams.
Content
BLOCK 1: LEARNING AND PERSONALITY
Topic 1. Learning: What, how, when... do we learn?
Topic 2. Personality
BLOCK 2: THE SOCIAL BASES OF BEHAVIOUR
Topic 3. Attutudes
Topic 4. Social beliefs and explanation of behavior
Topic 5. Social believes
Topic 6. Aggressive behavior
BLOCK 3: PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
Topic 7. Stress, health and illness
Topic 8. Behaviour and health
Topic 9. Physical exercise and cognition
Topic 10. Other healthy habits: Sleep
Topic 11. Behaviour and pain
Topic 12. The physiotherapist-patient relationship in healthcare practice
VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. The biases of human thought
Activity 2. The power of situations
Activity 3. Psychoneuroimmunology
PRACTICES
PLAB 1. Aggressiveness: Measurement and management.
PLAB 2. Communicative skills in the physiotherapist-patient relationship.
PLAB 3. Stress ansd anxiety: Measurement and management.
Methodology
METODHOLOGY
Theory classes, laboratory practices, virtual activities and autonomous activities (individual study, bibliographic or documentary consultations, Virtual Campus). The evaluable theoretical content will include the material explained in the theory classes and the chapters or parts of the chapters of the textbook [FELDMAN, R. (2021). Understanding Psychology (15th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill] to be studied by the corresponding teacher for each topic.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| LABORATORY PRACTICALS (PLAB) | 6 | 0.24 | 7, 15, 14, 10, 17, 19, 9, 31 |
| THEORY (TE) | 41 | 1.64 | 7, 15, 16, 14, 12, 10, 13, 21, 19 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| SELF_STUDY | 96 | 3.84 | 6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 11, 15, 16, 14, 12, 10, 13, 17, 21, 22, 20, 19, 18, 30, 28, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 8, 9, 31, 5, 29 |
Assessment
REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE SUBJECT
For evaluative purposes, the course is divided into three blocks: a) Block first part of theory that includes the topics 1 to 7 and virtual activities 1-2; b) Block second part of theory that includes the the topics 8 to 13 and virtual activity 3; and c) Block of practices.
To pass the subject, the students must have passed each of the three Blocks with a minimum mark of 5.
Students will have two opportunities to pass each of the Blocks: the first, in the calls for partial assessments and the second in the resit test.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
1. Partial evaluations
There will be two partial assessments during the course. The dates will be set by the Coordination Team of the Teaching Unit. These assessments, if passed, will serve to eliminate material from the resit test. Each exam will result in a separate mark. The questions will have a multiple choice format with five answer options and only one valid option.
The exam questions are written in Catalan and Spanish.
A correction will be applied to discount random hits [Corrected score = (hits - (errors / 4))] which will be transformed into a mark that can vary between 0 and 10.
The first partial evaluation will consist of an exam: First part theory, of 34 questions on the contents of the Block first part of theory;
The second partial evaluation will include two exams: a) Second part theory, of 27 questions on the contents of the Block second part of theory; and b) Practice exam, of 9 questions on the subject of the Practices Block. .
After each assessment, students will have a period of 24 hours to send, through the Virtual Campus, comments or complaints about the questions, which will be analyzed by teachers before publishing the provisional list of marks. An exam review session will be convened after the list is published.
2. Attendance and participation at practical lessons and virtual activities
Participation in the virtual activities and practical lessons: The delivery of the answers of each one of the virtual activities and attendance to the practical lessons will be counted.
RECOVERY TEST
Students who have not passed the subject through partial assessments may take a Recovery Test that will be held on the day set by the Coordination Team of the Teaching Unit. The test will consist of three parts: a) First partial theory; b) Second partial theory; and c) Practice exam. Each student will only be required to take the part that they did not pass in the partial assessments.
The characteristics of the exams as well as the formula for calculating the mark will be the same as those of the partial assessments.
After the exams, students will have a period of 24 hours to send through the Virtual Campus comments or complaints about the questions, which will be analyzed by teachers before publishing the provisional list of marks. An exam review session will be convened after the list is published.
Students who have not passed the subject through partial assessments and who haven't appear on the day of the Recovery Test will be classified as "NOT EVALUABLE".
FINAL NOTE OF THE SUBJECT
Final mark = (First part mark of theory * 0.35) + (mark Second partial of theory * 0.35) + (mark Exam of practices * 0,18) + (mark of the practical lessons * 0.06) + (bonus of 0.02 points on the Final mark for each virtual activity exercise delivered within the set deadline).
This formula will only be applied in the case that a mark of 5 has been obtained in each of the three Blocks of the subject (First partial of theory, Second partial of theory and Exam of Practices).
The final mark of the students who have not passed the three parts of the subject after the Recovery Test, will be:
In the event that the resulting mark after applying the formula for calculating the Final Grade is ≤ 4.7, that grade willbe placed.
In the event that the resulting mark after applying the formula for calculating the Final Grade is> 4.7, the final grade will be 4.7.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance and participation in on line activities and practical lessons | 12% | 1 | 0.04 | 6, 7, 11, 16, 14, 12, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 8, 9, 31 |
| Lectures and related activities: Avaluacions escrites mitjançant proves objectives: Ítems de selecció: Ítems d'elecció múltiple | 70% | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 1, 7, 15, 16, 14, 12, 10, 13, 21, 22, 19, 18, 30, 28, 23, 24, 27, 8 |
| Practical lessons and related activities: Avaluacions escrites mitjançant proves objectives: Ítems de selecció: Ítems d'elecció múltiple | 18% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 14, 12, 10, 17, 20, 26, 27, 8, 9, 31, 5, 29 |
Bibliography
Specific eBook
FELDMAN, R. (2021). Understanding Psychology (15th. Ed). New York: McGraw Hill Bibliografia de consulta
Consultation bibliography
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CLÈRIES, X. (2006). La comunicación. Una competencia esencial para los profesionales de la salud. Barcelona: Masson.
MOLINUEVO, B. (2017). La comunicación no verbal en la relación médico-paciente. Barcelona: UOC.
MYERS, D.G. (2005) Psicología (7a. ed.). Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
MYERS, D.G. (2000). Psicologia social (6a. ed.). Santa Fe de Bogotá: McGraw-Hill.
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SCHATER DL, GILBERT DT, WEGNER DM (2009-2011). Psychology. Worth Publishers.
TOBEÑA, A., (2003). Anatomía de la agresividad humana (de la violencia al belicismo). Barcelona: Debolsillo.
Software
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