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Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description To enable students to discuss the ways in which psychology can contribute to their understanding of disability and illness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Critique differing explanations and models of illness and disability 2. Examine the role of personal and social issues on the impact and experience of illness and disability 3. Discuss the role of the body in illness and disability 4. Appraise the insider perspective on illness and disability as discussed in first person narratives and autobiographies 5. Critically evaluate the role of interventions in improving well being in relation to illness and disability 6. Identify real life examples and applications of psychological principles in illness and disability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities Definitions, models and frameworks of disability (e.g. biomedical model, social model of disability, International Classification of Functioning and Health)Psychological adjustment to and coping with illness and disabilityQuality of life and the personal impact of Illness and disabilityEmbodiment and disabilitySexuality, illness and disabilityThe emotional effects of living in a disabling worldFamily Issues in Illness and Disability (family functioning, parental illness, child illness)Interventions (peer counselling, psychotherapeutic approaches, technology) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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