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• Introduction to Health Psychology
– Definition and scope of health psychology, The potential use of psychological knowledge and skills in the field of health and physiotherapy Biopsychosocial model of health and disease and the role of health psychology,
Understanding and definition of health and disease identification and understanding risk factors
Chronic and noncommunicable disease and the role of behavioural factors.

• • Models in health psychology and concepts useful in physiotherapy
– – Health belief model
– – Health-related behaviours and prevention
– – Social cognitive models and the Theory of Planned Behaviour
– – Cognition related to health
– – Practical examples of models
– -Socio-culture factors and family factors related to health

• Stress and Health
– Personality factors, stress and health
– Disorders and stress
– Coping with stress
– Ways of coping
– Burnout sindrom
– Psychosomatics

• Interaction between physiotherapist and the patient in the treatment
-The importance of non-verbal communication and recognition of pain
– Providing information to patients
– The importance of psychological and social messages and analyses of messages