Unit 15 Psychology for Health and Social Care
Unit
15 Psychology for HSC
Unit15 Psychology for Health and Social Care
Aim
The
aim of this unit is to develop understanding of the psychological factors which
influence human behaviour throughout the lifespan and how these apply to health
and social care settings.
Learning outcomes
On
successful completion of this unit a learner will:
1
Understand theories of lifespan development
2
Understand social and biological determinants of human behaviour displayed in
health and social care contexts
3
Understand how psychological theories are applied to health and social care
practice.
Unit 15 Psychology for Health and
Social Care
Unit content
1
Understand theories of lifespan development
Life stages:
infancy; early childhood; later childhood; adolescence; adulthood; late
adulthood; final stages of life and death Theories of lifespan development: stage versus open-ended theories; continuity versus
discontinuity; static versus dynamic theories; idiographic versus nomothetic
perspectives on personality Theories: behavioural; cognitive;
psychodynamic and humanistic Theorists: Freud; Erikson; Maslow;
Rogers; Beck; Piaget; other theorists as appropriate eg Buhler, Havighurst,
Kohlberg, Gutmann, Lowenthal, Gould, Loevinger, Berne education, poverty, social
exclusion and disadvantage, networks of support Cultural factors:
ethnicity, discrimination, religion
Unit 15 Psychology for Health and
Social Care
2
Understand social and biological determinants of human
behaviour displayed in health and social care contexts
Social factors:
socialization; family; education; culture; media; environment; effects of
discrimination;
social exclusion Biological factors: genetics; traits;
blueprints; neuro-degenerative disorders eg Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Social roles: development of social roles; concept of conformity;
social context of behaviour; social group membership; relationships (to include
symbiotic interactionism); development of self concept eg Mead and Cooley Context: sick-role behaviour; perception and interpretation of
symptoms; use/misuse of health and social care services; compliance with treatments;
emotional adjustment to illhealth; coping strategies eg user of service,
survivor, organizational; institutionalization
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3
Understand how psychological theories are applied to health
and social care
practice
Psychological stress:
causes of eg work-related, illness, chronic illness, bereavement, loss
Behaviour disturbance:
attention deficit disorders; autistic spectrum disorders; behaviours
associated
with addiction
Mental health disorders: neurosis; psychosis eg depression, schizophrenia; eating
disorders
eg
anorexia, bulimia
Behaviour change:
health promotion (including various models and concepts linked to
psychological
theory); care strategies; coping strategies; avoidance therapy eg cognitive
dissonance,
denial, projection, perception; compensation for loss of identity; advocacy;
policies
based on normalization theory; aggression and abuse policies
Relationships:
user of service/families and friends; user of service/care worker; between care
workers; between users of services
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