Cognitive and Personality Factors in Health-Related Behaviours
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with knowledge of the main theoretical models of health-related behaviors, and the main theories of theories of health-related behavior change.
Learning objectives are::
- to provide theoretical knowledge on health-related behaviors and choices;
- to provide knowledge of how cognitive and personality factors and health-related behaviors might influence the development and maintenance of organic diseases.
Learning objectives are::
- to provide theoretical knowledge on health-related behaviors and choices;
- to provide knowledge of how cognitive and personality factors and health-related behaviors might influence the development and maintenance of organic diseases.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student:
- will have acquired knowledge about the main theoretical models;
- will have developed the ability to reason about theoretical models and their implications for having or maintaining healthy behaviors;
- will have acquired the ability to interpret experimental data on predictive factors and disease maintenance in relation to theoretical reference frameworks.
- will have acquired knowledge about the main theoretical models;
- will have developed the ability to reason about theoretical models and their implications for having or maintaining healthy behaviors;
- will have acquired the ability to interpret experimental data on predictive factors and disease maintenance in relation to theoretical reference frameworks.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Course syllabus
- The first part of the course will be devoted to the study of the main theoretical models of health-related behaviors, and the main theories of health-related behavior change. In particular we will focus on: Model of health beliefs; Protection motivation theory; Theory of planned behavior; Theory of reasoned action.
- The second part of the course will be devoted to the study of cognitive and personality factors, as well as social and environmental factors, associated with organic diseases, both in the role of predictors and in the role of modulators of the disease.
- The second part of the course will be devoted to the study of cognitive and personality factors, as well as social and environmental factors, associated with organic diseases, both in the role of predictors and in the role of modulators of the disease.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites
Teaching methods
The course is divided into a series of lectures with slide shows in Power Point. The lectures slides are uploaded to the Ariel website.
Teaching Resources
Bibliography will be provided during the course and uploaded to the Ariel website
Assessment methods and Criteria
Assessment takes place through a written final test, composed of both open-ended and multiple-choice questions. Open-ended questions allow to verify the understanding and knowledge of specific areas of the discipline, and the ability to reason upon the learned models (autonomy of judgment); furthermore, they allow to verify the correct learning and use of the specific terminology (communication skills). Multiple-choice questions, instead, allow to verify learning of specific theoretical models in a more fine-grained way.
The booking on the UNIMIA portal, within the dates established for each appeal, is mandatory for the examination
The booking on the UNIMIA portal, within the dates established for each appeal, is mandatory for the examination
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