Question:
Focussing on the health-related topic selected in Part I, critically discuss and analyse the social and psychological factors that influence health behaviour and health behaviour change within a specified setting. An academic style of writing should be used.
Summary of Course Content
This module explores the social, psychological, and cultural influences affecting people's health and health-related behaviours. Content focuses on:•Definitions of health and well-being; •Behaviour Change - Psychological Perspectives; •Behaviour Change - Sociological Perspectives; •Theories and Models of Behaviour Change; •Social Determinants of Health; •Social Inequalities.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the module, students should be able to:1.Demonstrate a critical understanding of the prominent theories, models and concepts relating to health, and health-related behaviour. 2.Critically evaluate the factors that influence health-behaviour change, demonstrating an in-depth and critical understanding of psychosocial perspectives. 3.Critically analyse health and wellbeing, and evaluate the social determinants that affect these. 4.Critically discuss the factors that influence health-related behaviours.
To achieve Grade A the assessment must:
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and detailed understanding of prominent theories, models and concepts relating to health, and health-related behaviour. • Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and ability to critically evaluate the factors that influence health-behaviour change, demonstrating an in-depth and critical understanding of psychosocial perspectives. • Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and ability to critically discuss the factors that influence health-related behaviours. • Demonstrate extensive background study in relation to the module learning outcomes being assessed. • Contain very logically presented and defended arguments with significant elements of original interpretation. • Demonstrate an ability to identify, develop and present new links between topics. • Include new approaches to analysing and/or explaining a problem. • Be very well structured, highly focussed and free of factual/computational errors. • Be presented to a very high standard with very accurate communication • Have effective and accurate referencing both in and end text.
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