Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

300730 (v.3) Behavioural Response To Illness 234


Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

300723 (v.3) Lifespan Development 233 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Introduction to behavioural perspectives on illness, social justice and health. Communication processes. Concepts and management of stress, anxiety, anger, fear, pain and depression. Coping mechanisms and strategies for relaxation. Assertiveness. Alteration to body image. Research on adaptations to illness. Loss and grief, death, dying and bereavement.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

060301 General Nursing

Funding Cluster:

12 - Nursing

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     Y  
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     Y  
2006 Great Southern TAFE Albany Semester 1 Y        
2006 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 2 Y        
2006 Geraldton University Centre Semester 1 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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