Psicología de la salud (Coursera)

Psicología de la salud (Coursera)

En este curso aprenderás los fundamentos conceptuales de la Psicología de la Salud. Comenzaremos con los antecedentes históricos acerca del estudio de los componentes subjetivos y de comportamiento en el proceso salud-enfermedad y de la atención de la salud. Además, se conocerán los factores psicosociales relacionados en la calidad de vida y la promoción de la salud, la prevención de las enfermedades, la atención de los enfermos y personas con secuelas.

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De esta manera podrás responder a las principales preguntas: ¿Qué es la psicología de la salud?, ¿Cuáles son los aspectos psicológicos que intervienen en las enfermedades?
Los objetivos del curso son los siguientes:

  1. Identificar los procesos psicológicos que participan en la determinación del estado de salud, el riesgo de enfermar, la condición de enfermedad y la recuperación.
  2. Identificar el modelo biopsicosocial como factor en la prevención de las enfermedades crónico-degenerativas.
  3. Conocer las acciones efectivas basadas en evidencia en la promoción de la salud y en la prevención de las enfermedades.

Course 3 of 3 in the Fundamentos de la Psicología Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
¿Qué es la Psicología de la salud?
En el presente tema abordaremos cómo se fue desarrollando la Psicología de la Salud como un campo que lleva al menos 25 años en investigaciones y que ha aportado a los factores psicosociales relacionados en la salud y enfermedad. Así también explicaremos las ventajas y desventajas del modelo biopsicosocial y modelo biomédico en la salud y la enfermedad y cómo los factores psicosociales están relacionados a ciertas enfermedades y situaciones como lo es la situación laboral.

WEEK 2
Calidad de vida y promoción de la salud
En este segundo tema nos enfocaremos en los temas de Calidad de vida y promoción de la salud.
Identificaremos los principales componentes en la promoción de la salud y algunas de las modificaciones en hábitos de salud que nos ayudarán a generar una mejor calidad de vida.

WEEK 3
Aspectos psicológicos en las enfermedades
Hoy en día se entiende a la salud como un estado de bienestar, en siglos pasados la idea de salud estaba centrada en la enfermedad o el proceso de alteración de un estado normal del funcionamiento humano. La psicología atiende dos tipos de alteraciones de la salud, aquellas que corresponden al funcionamiento mental en sí mismo a través de la psicopatología y las alteraciones que corresponden a la salud en su noción global a través de la psicología de la salud.

WEEK 4
Psicología de la salud: Tendencias para el futuro
¡Bienvenidos! ¡Si llegaste a este tema es porque quizás ya recorriste los otros temas y sigues avanzando con el conocimiento sobre la Psicología de la salud!
En este tema podrás conocer sobre la Psiconeuroinmunoendocrinología y sobre la Psicooncología. Son dos temas en donde la psicología se encuentra con la biología y nos demuestran como la interacción entre ambas ciencias tiene un impacto en nuestra salud y enfermedad.

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