2023 Summer Session E 3 weeks, July 24 - August 11

PSYCH 137 001 - LEC 001

Mind-Body and Health

Ephrem Fernandez

Jul 24, 2023 - Aug 11, 2023

06:00 pm - 06:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:14546

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Online

Offered through Psychology

How to apply

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 3

Enrolled: 127

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 130

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

22 reserved for Students Not in the Pre-Collegiate Program

Hours & Workload

15 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 30 hours of outside work hours per week.

Course explores psychosomatics or mind-body interactions in a dozen diseases/disorders from recurrent ailments (e.g., asthma, gastrointestinal disorders) and chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension) to “terminal” diseases (e.g., cancer, AIDS); also included are specific disorders of appetite, sleep, and sexual functioning. For each of these, (i) symptoms (physical and psychological) are outlined, (ii) epidemiological data are used to illustrate socio-cultural underpinnings of health, and (iii) etiology examines how emotion, personality, and other psychological variables interact with the biological. Finally, (iv) psychosocial assessment and (v) cognitive-behavioral-affective treatments are presented for each disease/disorder.

Class Notes

This class is mainly asynchronous EXCEPT for one synchronous discussion hour to review readings and discuss concepts. The synchronous period is Thu from 6-7pm PST. You will NOT be granted time conflict enrollment.

This class will require more than the one scheduled synchronous hour of work a week. It is the same ~15 hrs/wk as all other Session E classes.

This course may serve as one of the electives for the Clinical & Counseling Summer Minor.

Clinical Minor Info: shorturl.at/vCL28 show less