Instructor: Dr. Jennifer L. Etnier
Office: PEBW
205
Office Phone: 965-7042
Office Hours: TTH 9:00-10:30
Text: Sarafino, E. P. (1998). Health Psychology:
Biopsychosocial Interactions (3rd Ed.). New York: John
Wiley & Sons
Course meets: TTH 1:40-2:55 Farmer Building 200
Course description: A biopsychosocial perspective is used to examine the interrelationships between physical activity and health (physical and mental). Particular attention will be paid to the topics of obesity, stress, chronic illness, and the psychodynamics of rehabilitative medicine.
Your responsibilities: You are responsible for reading the assignment prior to each class period. You are responsible for the lecture material provided each day. It is expected that you will attend class regularly, that you will be punctual for the class, and that you will verbally participate in the class discussions. It is also expected that if you are having any difficulty with any portion of the course, you will seek help from the instructor.
Class Participation & Attendance (4%)
Students are expected to attend and participate in class discussions.
Attendance will be taken and unexcused absences will impact negatively
the student?s class participation and attendance grade. If
at all possible, absences should be cleared with the instructor ahead of
time. Students are permitted two unexcused absences.
Assignments
Quizzes (8%): At the commencement of most class periods, students
will answer 1-2 questions directly related to the assigned reading for
that class period. Each quiz will begin promptly at the start of the class
period. If students arrive late for class but before the time limit
has expired, they may use the remaining time to answer. If students
arrive after the time limit has expired, they will not be allowed to take
the quiz nor to make it up at a later time.
Exams (88%): We will have 4 exams which will be equally weighted. Missed exams cannot be made up (zero points) without arranging this with the instructor within one week of the start of the 5-week session or having a properly documented excuse (e.g., physician?s excuse). Exams will be a combination of multiple-choice, short answer, and essay.
Readings
The assigned readings will be available in the reserve section at Noble
library.
Grading
Grades are assigned on a normal 10-pt scale.
That is, 89.5-100 is an A, 79.5-89.49 is a B, 69.5-79.49 is a C, etc.
Course Schedule to have read for:
Date Topic that day's class
8/24 Hand out syllabus, Introduction
8/26 How health issues have changed
Chap 1
8/31 Health Psychology v Exercise Psychology?
9/02 Health-Related Behavior (Theory)
Chap 6
9/07 Promotion of Physical Activity
9/09 Using Health Services
Chap 9
9/14 The hospital/health care experience
Chap 10
9/16 Finish Chap 10 /Review
9/21 EXAM #1
9/23 Improving Nutrition, Weight Control, Diet
Chap 8
9/28 Physical Activity & Obesity
Brownell & Rodin
9/30 Body Image and Related Concepts
Leary et al.
10/5 Addictive Behaviors
Chap 7
10/7 Eating Disorders
Petrie & Stoever
10/12 Exam #2
10/14 The Immune System/The Endocrine System
Chap 2
10/19 The Nature of Stress (Definitions)
Chap 3
10/21 The Nature of Stress (Impact, Sources)
10/26 Stress and Disease I
Chap 4
10/28 Stress and Disease II
11/02 Physical Activity and Stress (Management)
Chap 5
11/04 Stress Management
Whelan
11/09 Exam #3
11/11 VETERAN'S DAY
11/16 The theoretical basis of pain
Chap 11
11/18 Managing and Controlling Physical Pain
Chap 12
11/23 Serious and Disabling Chronic Illness
Chap 13
11/25 THANKSGIVING
11/30 Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids
Chap 14
12/02 Physical Activity and Cancer
Lee
12/07 Physical Activity and AIDS
Lox
12/09 Reading Day
12/16 Exam #4 12:20-2:10
Caveat. This course schedule and the course guidelines
are all subject to change. It is your responsibility to make yourself
aware of any and all changes.