92576 Social, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing
6cp; 1.5hrs per week lecture (delivered online); 1.5hrs per week tutorials (delivered on-campus)Requisite(s): ( 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10360 Bachelor of Public Health OR (92574 Introduction to Public Health AND 92566 Introduction to Health Care Systems AND 92571 Principles of Primary Health Care))
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Description
This subject builds on the foundation subject 92494 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health. Students are introduced to contemporary understandings of wellbeing in different domains (social, emotional, and psychological) and the application, analysis, and interpretation of psychometric measurements of wellbeing. Theories from medical sociology, philosophy, and psychology form the basis for exploring ways in which different domains of human development (biology, emotion, cognition, peers and family, and society and culture) interact to influence wellbeing. Using case studies, students learn how wellbeing can be conceptualised as a subjective and personal state as well as a reliable and objective measure of the health status of individuals and populations.
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