Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
Humans vary from one person to the next, both in terms of their stable characteristics and in terms of how they respond to different situations and environments. These individual differences can in turn influence health positively and negatively. This course explores key individual differences in stress and personality. We will explore differences in physical, psychological and behavioural responses to stress; methods of coping with stress; theoretical determinants of stress; and the role of personality in health and illness.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Humans vary from one person to the next, both in terms of their stable characteristics and in terms of how they respond to different situations and environments. These individual differences can in turn influence health positively and negatively. This course explores key individual differences in stress and personality. We will explore differences in physical, psychological and behavioural responses to stress; methods of coping with stress; theoretical determinants of stress; and the role of personality in health and illness.
On completion of this course, students will be able to;
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Workplace analysis. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Create | Accurately interpret the results of different measures of stress and use these results to make appropriate, theory-based recommendations for intervention. |
| Procedural | Apply | Use theory to identify possible determinants of stress in different contexts. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | |||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Analyse | Describe the physiological, psychological and behavioural consequences of stress and reflect on how these are relevant to health outcomes. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate and synthesise evidence linking stress and individual difference factors to different facets of health and illness |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Use theory to identify possible determinants of stress in different contexts. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Describe the physiological, psychological and behavioural consequences of stress and reflect on how these are relevant to health outcomes. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate and synthesise evidence linking stress and individual difference factors to different facets of health and illness |
| Conceptual | Create | Accurately interpret the results of different measures of stress and use these results to make appropriate, theory-based recommendations for intervention. |
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