FALL, 2009
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH 320)
Lecture:
Tuesday & Thursday
Room:
VUCB 222
Lecture: 10:35-11:50
Instructor:
J.P. Garofalo, PhD
Office Hours: By
appointment
Office: CL208E
Phone: 360-546-9717
E-Mail:
jgarofalo@vancouver.wsu.edu
Web-Page:
www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/garofalo/garofalo_home.htm
Course
Description
The goal of this
course is to
introduce you to major questions and methods that have guided the
research in
Health Psychology, a field which examines the role of psychological and
social
factors in the development & progression of medical disease.
Students are
expected to be acquainted with the basics of experimental design and
the
critical evaluation of psychological literature. Class format will
consist of
both lecture and discussion. The course will cover three main topics:
(1)
Conceptual Underpinnings of Health Psychology, (2) Psychosocial Factors
and
Specific Diseases, and (3) Evaluating Behavioral Medicine Interventions.
Readings:
1)
Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach, 2nd
Edition, by Regan A.R. Gurung (2010). Boston: Wadsworth
Cengage
Learning. ISBN: 978-0-495-60079-4
Course
Requirements:
Exams: 3
Exam
I and 2 = 60 points each
Exam
III = 70 points
Discretionary: 1 x
10 points
Discretionary
Points: You can earn 10 points at the discretion of
the
instructor in terms of your active participation in lecture. Arriving
to
lecture on time and your attendance will be taken into account. Simply
stated,
active participation in this course will be rewarded; patterns
reflecting poor
participation will not.
Readings:
The
majority of readings will come from Gurung’s
book.
Lecture:
While
attendance to lecture is not required, historically those who attend
lectures
perform better on exams. Lecture begins at 10:35am. Please avoid
arriving late
for it disrupts the instructor and the other students. Further, seek
out fellow
students for material missed, for I will not re-teach lecture.
Extra
Credit: Several faculty
members at WSUV currently
conduct research studies for which they seek participants. If you
participate
in a WSUV sponsored research study, you will receive 3 points. If you
would
prefer not to participate in a research study, you may elect to write a
two-paged, double-spaced review of a health psychology-related article
published in 2006. This option is NOT a requirement. If you are
scheduled to
participate in a research study, and are unable to attend, you must
provide a
minimum of 24-hour notice to the experimenter, either by e-mail or
voicemail,
that you are canceling your appointment. Failure to provide adequate
notice
will make you ineligible for receiving extra credit.
Final Grade: A
total of 200
points can be earned from the exams. Your final grade will be
calculated by
dividing the total points earned by 200. The percent average will
determine
your letter grade as follows:
A+: 98-100% A:
93-97%
A-: 90-92%
B+: 87-89%
B:
83-86%
B-: 80-82%
C+: 77-79%
C:
73-76%
C-: 70-72%
D+: 67-69%
D:
63-66%
D-: 60-62%
F:
59% and below
Date
Lecture
Chapter
Aug 25 (T)
Introduction
to course
1
Shift towards a biopsychosocial
model
Aug 27 (TH)
Cultural
Approaches to Health
2
Sept
1 (T)
Physiological
Bases of Behavior
3
Sept
3 (TH) Physiological
Bases of Behavior and Health
3
Sept 8 (T)
Physiological Bases of Behavior and
Health Health
Behaviors
Sept 10 (TH)
Health-Enhancing
Behaviors
6
Sept 15 (T)
Health-Compromising
Behaviors
7
Sept 17 (TH)
Health-Compromising
Behaviors
Sept 22 (T)
Behavioral Medicine Interventions REVIEW SHEET
Sept 24 (TH)
EXAM I
Sept 29 (T)
Stress
4
Oct 1
(TH)
Stress
& Moderators of the Stress Experience
5
Oct 6
(T)
Stress & Mood
Oct 8
(TH)
Moderators of the Stress Experience
5
Oct 13 (T)
Control
and PTSD Slides
Oct 15 (TH)
Pain
9
Oct 20 (T)
Management
of Chronic Illness
REVIEW SHEET FOR EXAM II
8
Oct 22 (TH)
Psych.
Issues in Advancing & Terminal Illness
10
Oct 27 (T)
Diabetes
Oct 29 (TH)
EXAM II
Nov 3 (T)
Hypertension
13
Nov 5 (TH)
Hypertension
Nov 10 (T)
Heart
Disease
Nov 12 (TH)
Heart Disease
Nov 17 (T)
Immune System
11
Nov 19 (TH) Psychoneuroimmunology
11
Nov 23-27
THANKSGIVING DAY (NO LECTURES)
Dec 1
(T)
AIDS
Dec 3
(TH)
Cancer
12
Dec 8
(T)
Cancer
12
Dec 10
(TH)
Future
of Health Psychology
14
Dec 14th
– 18th
Finals
Week (TBA)
Academic
Integrity: Academic
integrity is the cornerstone of the
university and will be strongly enforced in this course. Any
student
found in violation of the academic integrity policy will be given an
“F” for
the course (or whatever the instructor
wants to put there….doesn’t have to be F for the course) and will
be
referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
For additional information about WSU’s Academic Integrity
policy/procedures please contact (360) 546-9573.
Disability Accommodation: Accommodations may be available
if you
need them in order to fully participate in this class because of a
disability.
Accommodations may take some time to implement so it is critical that
you
contact Disability Services as soon as possible. All accommodations
must be approved through Disability Services, located in the
Student
Resource Center on the Lower Level of Student Services Center (360)
546-9138.
Emergency
Notification System: WSU has made
an emergency notification system
available for faculty, students and staff. Please register at myWSU with emergency contact information (cell,
email,
text, etc). You may have been prompted to complete emergency contact
information when registering for classes on RONet.
In
the event of a Building Evacuation,
a map at each classroom entrance shows the evacuation point for each
building.
Please refer to it. Finally, in case of class
cancellation campus-wide, please check local media, the WSU
Vancouver web
page and/or http://www.flashalert.net/.
Individual class cancellations may be made at the discretion of the
instructor.
Each individual is expected to make the best decision for their
personal
circumstances, taking safety into account.
Safety plan website - http://safetyplan.vancouver.wsu.edu/
Important
Dates and Deadlines: Students
are encouraged to refer to the academic
calendar often to be aware of critical deadlines throughout the
semester.
The academic calendar can be found at www.registrar.wsu.edu/Registrar/Apps/AcadCal.ASPX. Questions regarding the academic
calendar can
be directed to the Office of Student Affairs in VSSC 100 or call
360-546-9559.
If they
want a shorter version even something like
this would help:
Important
Dates and Deadlines: www.registrar.wsu.edu/Registrar/Apps/AcadCal.ASPX
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________________________(print your name),
give permission to Dr. Garofalo and/or his
teaching instructor
to e-mail me exam scores, or scored (and
edited) papers,
and any evaluated material for Psychology 320 during
the FALL of 2009. My signature below indicates
that I am
willing to receive this information by way of e-mail
knowing that this means of communication is not
secure, and
thus, the transmitted material is not protected.
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