Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Co-convener
Prof Kerry Sherman
Contact via Email: kerry.sherman@mq.edu.au
4FW 724
By appointment
Co-convenor
Dr Nicola Black
Contact via n.black@mq.edu.au
N/A
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(PSYC104 or PSYU1104 or PSYX104 or PSYX1104 or PSYU1101 or PSYX1101) or (PSYC105 or PSYU1105 or PSYX105 or PSYX1105 or PSYU1102 or PSYX1102) or (BIOL108 or BIOL1210) or (BIOL122 or BIOL1320) or (ANTH151 or ANTH1051)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an introduction to the complex role that psychology plays in our overall health and wellbeing. We will explore the way in which physiological, psychological and social factors interact to determine our health. Drawing on examples from common illness types including "lifestyle diseases" such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, we will examine the role of psychology in terms of illness and disease prevention, stress and coping, and health communications. The overall approach is to examine these factors within the context of broad populations: healthy individuals, at-risk individuals, patients, and survivors. In addition, we will explore health-related issues specific to indigenous Australians and individuals from a non-English speaking background. Through tutorial exercises and discussions, the unit ensures that students gain an appreciation of the applications of psychological principles in physical health and illness. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
This unit does not publish previous end-of-semester exam papers due to the assessment format which involves multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of questions which have undergone a process of development and validation to assess a wide range of concepts in this unit. Assessment quality can only be ensured by maintaining the integrity of the question bank rather than creating entirely new questions every year.
However you will be able to practice answering the kinds of questions in the final exam during your assessable and non-assessable quizzes in iLearn throughout the semester.
You may also refer to the peerwise website https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/at/?mq_au at which students can write their own MC questions and practice on the questions written by others to facilitate preparation for tests.
Academic honesty is an integral part of the core values and principles contained in the Macquarie University Ethics Statement. The Policy covering Academic Honesty is available on the web at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Plagiarism is an example of dishonest academic behaviour and is defined by the Policy on Academic honesty as: “Using the work or ideas of another person and presenting this as your own without clear acknowledgement of the source of the work or ideas”.
Plagiarism is a serious breach of the University's rules and carries significant penalties. The Academic honesty Procedure is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honest y/procedure.html
This procedure notes the following responsibilities for students:
Become familiar with what academic dishonesty is, what are appropriate referencing techniques and the consequences of poor practice.
Seek assistance from the unit convenor (or their nominee) to remedy any deficits or if you are unsure of discipline specific practice.
Submit only work of which you are the author or that properly acknowledges others.
Do not lend your original work to any other person for any reason.
Keep drafts of your own authored work and notes showing the authorship or source of ideas that are not your own.
The penalties which can be applied for academic dishonesty are outlined in the Academic Dishonesty – Schedule of Penalties which can be found at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/ac ademic_honesty/schedule_penalties.html
The penalties range from applying a fail grade for the assessment task or requiring the student to re-submit the assessment task for a mark no greater than 50 to applying a fail grade to the unit of study and referral to the University Discipline committee.
You must read the University's Policy and Procedure on Academic Honesty.
Academic Senate has a set of guidelines for the achievement of grades across the range from fail to high distinction. Your final result will include one of these grades plus a standardised numerical grade (SNG).
On occasion your raw mark for a unit (i.e., the total of your marks for each assessment item) may not be the same as the SNG which you receive.
For more information please refer to the Macquarie University Handbook.
Read over your marker's feedback
Wait at least 24-48 hours and reread your marker's feedback
If you are still not happy with your grade, contact your marker and organise a time to discuss your assignment in-person (generally, this does not result in a change in grade but an increase in clarity as to why you received the grade you did).
If you are not happy with the outcome of this, you will need to lodge a formal request for a remark. Remarking is done by the unit convenor and their grade will be final (i.e., if they mark you lower than your original marker, you will receive the lower grade).
Detailed university policy information can be found at: https://stude nts.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/appeals
Requests for extensions for assignments in PSYU2224 are granted by the Student Centre (via ask.mq.edu.au). A decision will be made by the staff in the Student Centre. PSYU2224 staff will not be notified that you have applied for an extension, nor will we be told if an extension is approved or denied. PSYU2224 staff do not have the ability to grant extensions.
Normally, all extensions should be made prior to the due date for the assignment (and must be within 5 working days of the due date). If you have not received a decision regarding your extension before the assignment deadline, and your request is denied, the official deadline will remain and the official late penalty will be applied. Further, if you submit by the official deadline for an assessment that does not allow multiple attempts, and then receive approval for an extension, you will not be able to re-upload your assignment (i.e., you will be opting not to use your extension). As such, not submitting by the deadline while waiting for a decision is a calculated risk you must consider. It is strongly recommended to apply for extensions as early as possible to prevent this.
If an extension is required for medical or other extenuating circumstances, students may request this in writing (via ask.mq.edu.au) with supporting documentary evidence (such as medical certificate, counsellor notes, or similar).
Generally, extensions are not granted for written work (e.g., essays) since ample time for its preparation will have been given (for PSYU2224, all materials for the essay are required are made available as soon as iLearn is open).
If an extension is granted, the approval must be uploaded to Turnitin along with your assignment to avoid any late penalties.
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable (available at timetables.mq.edu.au/exam). The timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the exam period and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the exam period.
The only exception to not sitting an exam at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances, you may wish to consider applying for special considerations. Information about unavoidable disruption and the special consideration process is available in the Disruption to Studies policy (m q.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html)
To be eligible for special considerations, a student must notify the university of a serious and unavoidable disruption no later than five (5) working days of the assessment task date or due date. Notifications of Disruption of Studies after 5 days will still be assessed, however they are more likely to have a remedy of Withdrawal Without Academic Penalty applied if they are deemed serious and unavoidable.
If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the special consideration process, the exam will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. The format of a supplementary exam is at each unit convener's discretion and is subject to change from the original final examination.
Supplementary exams are only offered to students who have satisfactorily completed all other assessments for the unit and were unable to sit the final exam because of documented illness or unavoidable disruptions
Instructions on applying for sitting a supplementary exam are available at https://student s.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
If you are approved to sit a supplementary final exam, you will receive an email with information from the Faculty office. Students who are granted to sit for a supplementary exam must make themselves available to sit for the supplementary exam on the specified date. There will only be one time. It is the student's responsibility to email Student Centre to confirm attendance at the supplementary exam.
You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early exams for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching session, which is the final day of the official examination period.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online quizzes | 20% | No | Week 2, Week 4, Week 6 and Week 8 |
Essay | 40% | No | Week 7 |
Final Examination | 40% | No | University examination period |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 18 hours
Due: Week 2, Week 4, Week 6 and Week 8
Weighting: 20%
Four online multiple-choice quizzes testing unit content.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 40%
Critical analysis, 1500 words in length, of relevant health psychology related literature in the context of a specific health challenge.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: University examination period
Weighting: 40%
Final examination held within the University’s formal exam period, in accordance with relevant requirements.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
For each lecture there is a set reading, usually from the textbook, as well as supplementary readings for more detailed information about specific aspects of this unit. See each section of the iLearn lectures for a listing of the set readings and recommended additional readings for each lecture.
In tutorials it is expected that all students contribute to discussions in a constructive manner. The more that you participate in classes, the more you will derive benefits.
For each tutorial topic there may be separate readings, and in other tutorials these will be the same as the lecture readings. It is expected that all students read at least one of the set readings for each tutorial topic.
It is helpful if you keep up to date with current affairs in Australia during the semester, particularly as it relates to health issues.
Description: For most weeks there will be an optional test-your-knowledge quiz at the end of the lecture content. These quizzes do not contribute towards your grade, but do help to test your own knowledge
Format: Online quiz with mixed question styles
Attempts: Unlimited attempts
Weighting: 0% of final grade
Due Date: Available as soon as the associated lecture is available. Quizzes will then remain open until the end of the session.
Lecture, tutorial content and quizzes are all provided online. Students are expected to submit the essay as a word-processed document also submitted online. Consequently, all students will need access to a computer and internet to complete these tasks.
The required textbook for this unit is Dorrian et al. (2017) Health Psychology in Australia. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781316623954. Each week there will be a set reading from this textbook.
Lectures are provided online. They are given each week during semester and are accessed through iLearn.
Length of online lectures: Approximately 2 hours per week Venue: iLearn
There will be a combination of online workbook-based tutorials, and 'live' tutorials led by a tutor. Each week there will be an online self-guided tutorial workbook available on iLearn, which you should work through in your own time. In addition to this, there will be fortnighly one-hour live tutorials, where a facilitator will discuss the previous two weeks of content. This tutorial will either be held on campus, or via zoom, depending on the class you register into. These live tutorials will be held on even weeks: Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.
Week |
Date starting |
Lecture |
Tutorial |
Assessment |
One |
22 Feb |
Introduction & History of Health Psychology |
None |
None |
Two |
1 March |
Models of Health Behaviour |
Introduction to the unit, assessments and housekeeping (plus Live tutorial) |
Assessed Quiz 1 |
Three |
8 March |
Representations of Health in the Media |
Health related advertisements and communications |
None |
Four |
15 March |
Keeping the Healthy, Healthy - Prevention and Health Promotion |
Health Promotion (plus Live tutorial) |
Assessed Quiz 2 |
Five |
22 March |
Research methods and evaluation in Health Psychology |
Essay writing for health psychology |
None |
Six |
29 March |
Culture, language and health in Aboriginal Australians. |
Indigenous health (plus Live tutorial) |
Quiz 3 |
Recess 5 April - 18 April |
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Seven |
19 April |
Psycho-oncology |
Psycho-oncology (plus Live tutorial) |
Essay due |
Eight |
26 April |
Stress & Coping |
Stress and coping (plus Live tutorial) |
Assessed Quiz 4 |
Nine |
3 May |
Chronic Illness |
Chronic illness |
None |
Ten |
10 May |
Pain |
Chronic pain (plus Live tutorial) |
None |
Eleven |
17 May |
Positive Psychology |
Careers in Health Psychology |
None |
Twelve |
24 May |
Putting it into context: Case study |
Case study (plus Live tutorial) |
None |
Thirteen |
31 May |
Future perspectives in Health Psychology & Review |
None |
None |
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Date | Description |
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24/03/2021 | Contact details added for Dr Nicola Black |
08/02/2021 | Textbook added |
04/02/2021 | Now changed to reflect decision on weekly tutorial workbooks for all students, in addition to live tutorials. Please approve asap as current unit guide is displaying incorrect information. Thank you! |
Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook