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MD2007:03

Human Development and Behaviour

Townsville

HECS Band 3

13 hours lectures, 39 hours guided learning sessions, 13 hours synthesising sessions. Full year.

Available to level 2 students enrolled in the MBBS program.

Staff:

Assoc. Professor E Helmes.

This subject will introduce students to the psychological concepts and problems of health, illness and health care. It will introduce psychological assessment and intervention and psychiatric diagnosis and classification in medical settings and some of the selected major mental health problems of children, adolescents and adults.

Learning Objectives:

understand some of the psychosocial and behavioural factors that are medically relevant and clinically significant in health and illness;

be aware of and adopt psychosocial strategies that impinge on best health care practice, especially, in general practice and in the context of rural, remote and Indigenous health;

learn the basic skills of psychiatric history taking, mental status examination and psychiatric diagnosis and clinical formulation;

learn basic skills of counselling and psycho-education in health care settings;

develop a compassionate and caring approach to individuals with psychological disorders and the mentally ill;

appreciate and understand the biopsychosocial and multidimensional nature of health, illness and healing.

This subject is assessed within an integrated assessment program for all subjects during the academic year. Students must participate in all formative assessment tasks to achieve eligibility to sit summative assessment tasks that include in Semester 1 an integrated written assignment (10% of the year's marks) and in Semester 2 an integrated examination consisting of a written component (60%) and practical component (30%). Attendance at clinical skills sessions is mandatory and completion to a satisfactory level is required.