HSV 4880 - Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Healthcare

This course surveys the psychosocial aspects of health and health care for both health care providers and health care recipients. The course covers personal and organizational factors that influence health care provision including: stress, organizational culture, and social support. The course additionally explores how psychosocial factors influence illness and health, including how personality, individual beliefs, family variables, cultural and group factors influence health and illness. The course content also covers how health care providers may encourage patient empowerment, healing and behavior change.

Credits: 3 hours