DISCIPLINE OF PSYCHOLOGY OF ILLNESS / HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY Description of the assessment There is one piece of coursework for this module, comprising a 3000-word case study report, which will enable students to meet the following learning outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a deep understanding of how psychological knowledge, methods and practices can be applied in the context of physical ill health.
2. Critically evaluate psychological issues related to physical ill health and to understand health promotion, and explore how individuals and families experience acute and longer-term illness.
Assessment Content You will be required to provide an analysis of a case study that is based upon the psychological content covered across the module (the case study is detailed below). Your case report will take the form of your analysis in relation to key areas pertaining to the case, which are supported by theory, research, and evidence from the case itself. Report structure There are specific requirements on the structure of the report, and make sure that you address each key area (see “areas you must include in your report” below the case study).
You should use your analytic skills to produce a report that adopts a professional style, including appropriate headings and sub-headings.
You might start by loosely structuring around the following sections and there is another extremely detailed document attached / uploaded that gives step by stem guidance in 3 explanatory parts that will help you: 1. Summary 2. Introduction/condition overview 3. Early symptom experience and impact on behavioural response Advise, the other document “detailed structure for the essay psy of illness”, part 3 / page 6: Using the biopsychosocial model as a framework for your response, present an overview of the condition with which the case is concerned, including the impact of the condition and its treatment. 4. Diagnosis, adjustment, and psychological health Advise, the other document “detailed structure for the essay psy of illness”, part 3 / page 8: In relation to appropriate psychological theory, present an analysis of how the patient’s early symptom experience has impacted on their behavioural response to symptoms 5. Coping, psychological health and disease progression Advise, the other document “detailed structure for the essay psy of illness”, part 3 / page 13 : In relation to appropriate psychological theory, present an analysis of how the diagnosis of cancer and the patient’s adjustment to this has impacted on the patient’s psychological health 6. Interventions to improve psychological health Advise, the other document “detailed structure for the essay psy of illness”, part 3 / page : In relation to appropriate psychological theory, present an analysis of how the patient is coping with their condition and how their coping response is impacting on their psychological health 7.
Conclusions An exact template can be found in the other document titled Detailed structure for the essay, psychology of illness. You are very welcome to choose your own appropriate subheadings to structure and organise the report, according to the detailed structure provided in the docx titled “detailed structure for the essay psy of illness”. You will be required to support the answers you give with evidence from theory and research, and it is important that this evidence relates directly to the case study. You must also provide evidence for your analysis from the written case itself. The purpose of the report to demonstrate how psychological knowledge, methods and practices can be applied in the context of physical ill health, and to evaluate psychological issues related to physical ill health.
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