CC524904 Health and Medical Psychology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC524904 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 健康・医療心理学

Subject Name
（Katakana）ケンコウ・イリョウシンリガク

Subject Name in
English Health and Medical Psychology

Instructor TAMURA NORIHISA,MUTO KAORI,KAMITE YUKA,TAKAGAKI KOKI,OGATA AKIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) タムラ　ノリヒサ,ムトウ　カオリ,カミテ　ユカ,タカガキ　コウキ,オガタ　アキコ

Campus 　 Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4：EDU K208

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture, Discussion

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students

Keywords SDG_03, licensed psychologist, health psychology, medical psychology

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Psychology
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To acquire advanced psychological knowledge.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Class goal
We expect to be able to:
1. outline the relationship between stress and mental/physical diseases.
2. explain psychosocial problems and necessary supports in a healthcare setting.
3. explain the psychological supports required for various health activities.
4. outline the necessary psychological supports during a disaster.

Brief summary
This class will outline the theories regarding health and medical psychologies, such as psychological stress theory, and psychological supports based on these theories. Through this lesson, we hope that you will learn how psychology is contributing in the health and medical fields, and that you will acquire the necessary basic knowledge and skills as a supporter.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation/psychological stress theory（Akiko Ogata）
lesson2 Methods of stress management（Akiko Ogata）
lesson3 Psychological theories of depression（Koki Takagaki）
lesson4 Psychological supports for patients with depression（Koki Takagaki）
lesson5 Theory and research on anxiety disorders（Koki Takagaki）
lesson6 Psychological supports for patients with anxiety disorders（Koki Takagaki）
lesson7 Health behavior theory（Norihisa Tamura）
lesson8 Population approach for promoting health behaviors（Norihisa Tamura）
lesson9 Sleep health promotion（Norihisa Tamura）
lesson10 Psychological supports for insomnia disorders（Norihisa Tamura）
lesson11 Physical diseases and psychology（Kaori Minami）
lesson12 Psychological supports for palliative medicine（Kaori Minami）
lesson13 Psychological supports for pediatric healthcare（Akiko Ogata）
lesson14 Medical communication and ethics（Akiko Ogata）
lesson15 Psychological supports during a disaster (Yuka Kamite)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Encyclopedia, Maruzen, 2019.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, moodle

(More Details) handouts, power point

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Role Play, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review We will outline the theories for stress, depression, anxiety and health behavior, and introduce psychological supports based on these theories. We hope that the theories and supports covered in class will be practiced in your life and will deepen your understanding. We also would like to look back on what you worked on in the class after the class.

Requirements

Grading Method We expect to be able to:
1. outline the relationship between stress and mental/physical diseases.
2. explain psychosocial problems and necessary supports in a healthcare setting.
3. explain the psychological supports required for various health activities.
4. outline the necessary psychological supports during a disaster.

The above perspectives will be assessed in terms of participation in classes and discussions (70%) and reports (30%).

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it A teacher with experience in clinical psychology will give a lecture on basic knowledge of individual and group support approaches in the healthcare and education fields, using practical examples.

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC524904	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	健康・医療心理学
Subject Name （Katakana）	ケンコウ・イリョウシンリガク
Subject Name in English	Health and Medical Psychology
Instructor	TAMURA NORIHISA,MUTO KAORI,KAMITE YUKA,TAKAGAKI KOKI,OGATA AKIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	タムラ　ノリヒサ,ムトウ　カオリ,カミテ　ユカ,タカガキ　コウキ,オガタ　アキコ
Campus		Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues1-4：EDU K208
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture, Discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords	SDG_03, licensed psychologist, health psychology, medical psychology
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Psychology （Knowledge and Understanding）・To acquire advanced psychological knowledge.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Class goal We expect to be able to: 1. outline the relationship between stress and mental/physical diseases. 2. explain psychosocial problems and necessary supports in a healthcare setting. 3. explain the psychological supports required for various health activities. 4. outline the necessary psychological supports during a disaster. Brief summary This class will outline the theories regarding health and medical psychologies, such as psychological stress theory, and psychological supports based on these theories. Through this lesson, we hope that you will learn how psychology is contributing in the health and medical fields, and that you will acquire the necessary basic knowledge and skills as a supporter.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation/psychological stress theory（Akiko Ogata） lesson2 Methods of stress management（Akiko Ogata） lesson3 Psychological theories of depression（Koki Takagaki） lesson4 Psychological supports for patients with depression（Koki Takagaki） lesson5 Theory and research on anxiety disorders（Koki Takagaki） lesson6 Psychological supports for patients with anxiety disorders（Koki Takagaki） lesson7 Health behavior theory（Norihisa Tamura） lesson8 Population approach for promoting health behaviors（Norihisa Tamura） lesson9 Sleep health promotion（Norihisa Tamura） lesson10 Psychological supports for insomnia disorders（Norihisa Tamura） lesson11 Physical diseases and psychology（Kaori Minami） lesson12 Psychological supports for palliative medicine（Kaori Minami） lesson13 Psychological supports for pediatric healthcare（Akiko Ogata） lesson14 Medical communication and ethics（Akiko Ogata） lesson15 Psychological supports during a disaster (Yuka Kamite)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Encyclopedia, Maruzen, 2019.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)	handouts, power point
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Role Play, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	We will outline the theories for stress, depression, anxiety and health behavior, and introduce psychological supports based on these theories. We hope that the theories and supports covered in class will be practiced in your life and will deepen your understanding. We also would like to look back on what you worked on in the class after the class.
Requirements
Grading Method	We expect to be able to: 1. outline the relationship between stress and mental/physical diseases. 2. explain psychosocial problems and necessary supports in a healthcare setting. 3. explain the psychological supports required for various health activities. 4. outline the necessary psychological supports during a disaster. The above perspectives will be assessed in terms of participation in classes and discussions (70%) and reports (30%).
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	A teacher with experience in clinical psychology will give a lecture on basic knowledge of individual and group support approaches in the healthcare and education fields, using practical examples.
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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