PSY408 - Health Psychology

In which chronic disease, Pakistani people show more denial or experience anxiety/depression.

Semester Fall 2019 HealthPsychology (PSY408) Assignment No. 01 Due Date: 18.11.2019 Marks: 20 Assignment Objectives: Upon completing the assignment, students will have better understanding of Bio-psycho-social and bio-medical model. Dear Students; Health models are discussed in your lectures. Your task is to read the lesson in detail and answer the following questions. Differentiate between Bio-medical model and Bio-Psycho-Social Model. (2) Biological, Psychological and social factors play an import role in development, maintenance and treatment of any disease/disorder. Your task is to write what could be the biological, psychological and social factors in development of the disease/disorder given in table below. Write at least one factor against each category. Hypertension Diabetes Depression Obesity Heart Disease Cancer Note: Please record your answers in the given table. S. No Disease/Disorder Biological Factors (6x1=6) Psychological Factors (6x1=6) Social Factors (6x1=6) 01 Hypertension 02 Diabetes 03 Depression 04 Obesity 05 Heart Disease 06 Cancer Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline:  Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines:  Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.  It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.  Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines:  Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.  Give the answer according to question.  For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:  It has been submitted after due date  The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt  It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)  It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…

Due Date: 17.01.2020 Assignment Objectives: Marks: 20 Semester Fall 2019 Health Psychology (PSY408) Assignment No. 02 Upon completing the assignment, students will be able to assess pain effectively for better pain management. Dear Students; Assessing people’s pain help to device better strategies for pain management. Your task is to take two participants, who have experienced any kind of pain in last two weeks. Asked them to recall their pain experience, record their experience and maintain a pain diary. Record your observation in following format. DATE AND TIME DESCRIBE YOUR PAIN (e.g. how long it lasts, where it is, whether it moves, what it feels like – dull, sharp, stabbing)(2*2=4) RATE YOUR PAIN (0–10) 0 means no pain. 10 means worse possible pain.(2*2=4) WHAT MADE YOUR PAIN WORSE?(2*2=4) WHAT HELPED YOU GET THROUGH THE DAY? (medicine and non- medicine such as meditation, exercise etc) (2*2=4) DESCRIBE YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND MOOD (Has the pain affected your daily life, including sleep, work social life etc)(2*2=4) Participant I Participant II Note: Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above-mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. Important Instructions: Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution. Deadline:  Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor. Formatting guidelines:  Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.  It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.  Use black and blue font colors only. Solution guidelines:  Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical assignment.  Give the answer according to question.  For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video lectures and use other reference books also. Rules for Marking Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:  It has been submitted after due date  The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt  It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)  It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…