Class Basic concepts in Health Psychology

This Curricular Unit (CU) aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the different models and strategies of psychological intervention applied to health. Major goals include acquiring knowledge about health psychology intervention models and their contexts, understanding the process of intervention, identifying difficulties in therapeutic relationship and compliance, and analyzing the needs and priorities of individuals, groups or organizations.

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1.- Models, contexts and strategies of the interventions in health psychology 2.- Prevention, education and health promotion strategies and programs 2.- Areas of intervention  3.- The intervention process in health psychology 4.- Assessment techniques and instruments 5.- Treatment techniques and instruments 6.- Evaluation of the interventions

One day a week for a master class and another for a mixed theoretical and practical class have been determined. In the practical session the contents of the master class can be outlined and exercises and applications can be carried out in relation to the same contents. The practices and exercises associated with each topic are carried out based on the configuration of a series of examples and clinical cases on which the teacher proposes the corresponding activities, and which involve the practical development of the theoretical content taught in the face-to-face and theoretical class of the same week.

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