Online Courses Handbook 2003

10678 (v.4) Psycho-Social Perspectives on Health and Illness 561

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Theoretical perspectives on the role of psychosocial factors in health and illness and their impact on health behaviour, the etiology of disease, responses to illness, pain and disability and interactions between health providers and patients/clients. Implications of these perspectives for modification of health and illness behaviours and health care transactions.