Unit convenor and teaching staff | Unit convenor and teaching staff |
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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. |
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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.
Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays, unless an extension has been granted through special consideration. No late submissions will be accepted more than 5 days after the submission deadline, unless special consideration has been granted. No further submissions will be accepted after the marked assignments are returned and feedback is released to students.
Word count penalty: 5% of the possible mark will be deducted per 100 words over the word limit for the assessment task. An additional 99 words beyond the limit can be written without penalty.
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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://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/appeals
The final exam for this unit is currently scheduled to occur on Macquarie University campus. Students are expected to make themselves available for the final exam, at the date and time set by the University, in line with the Assessment Policy and Procedure. Sitting the final exam is compulsory in order to be eligible to pass the unit. Any student who does not attempt the final exam will be granted a Fail Absent grade.
All requests for extensions will only be granted in line with the Special Consideration Policy, and must be applied for formally via ask.mq.edu.au. PSYU2224 staff do not have the ability to grant extensions.
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).
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. 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; students who experience this disruption should apply for Special Consideration via ask.mq.edu.au in line with the Special Consideration Policy.
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.
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 to sit 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, 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, 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
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 slides, 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.
Week |
Date starting |
Lecture |
Lecturer |
Tutorial |
Assessment |
One |
21 Feb |
Welcome Q&A & History of Health Psychology (in person) |
Lynlee Howard-Payne & Kerry Sherman |
None |
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Two |
28 Feb |
Models of Health Behaviour |
Kerry Sherman |
Introduction to the unit, assessments, and housekeeping |
Assessed quiz 1 |
Three |
7 March |
Representations of Health in the Media |
Kerry Sherman |
Health related advertisements and communications |
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Four |
14 March |
Keeping the Healthy, Healthy - Prevention and Health Promotion |
Kerry Sherman |
Health Promotion |
Assessed quiz 2 |
Five |
21 March |
Research methods and evaluation in Health Psychology |
Veronica (Nicky) Quinn |
Essay writing for health psychology |
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Six |
28 March |
Culture, language, and health in Aboriginal Australians. |
Kerry Sherman |
Indigenous health |
Assessed quiz 3 |
Seven |
4 April |
Psycho-oncology |
Kerry Sherman |
Psycho-oncology |
Essay due |
Recess 11-25 April |
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Eight |
26 April |
Stress & Coping |
Lynlee Howard-Payne |
Stress and coping |
Assessed quiz 4 |
Nine |
2 May |
Chronic Illness |
Amelia Blake |
Chronic illness |
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Ten |
9 May |
Pain |
Philippe Gilchrist |
Chronic pain |
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Eleven |
16 May |
Positive Psychology |
Sue Ferguson |
Careers in Health Psychology |
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Twelve |
23 May |
Putting it into context: Case study |
Kerry Sherman |
Case study |
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Thirteen |
30 May |
Future perspectives in Health Psychology & Review (in person) |
Lynlee Howard-Payne & Kerry Sherman |
None |
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Details for Lynlee Howard-Payne added.
Fortnightly tutorials replaced with weekly live tutorials for all students.
Late penalties added to reflect updated late submission cap.
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook