WMJ01101 Environment and Behavior

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program

Lecture Code WMJ01101 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 環境行動論

Subject Name
（Katakana）カンキョウコウドウロン

Subject Name in
English Environment and Behavior

Instructor HAYASHI MITSUO,To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) ハヤシ　ミツオ,タントウキョウインミテイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Thur1-4：Online

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Online (on-demand)

Lecture-oriented class, PowerPoint will be used.

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

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Psychology

Eligible Students

Keywords Sleep, biological rhythm, life habit, network science, complex systems, psychological network analysis

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purposes of this class it to discuss the effects of various factors of social and physical environments on human behaviors, especially those relating to sleep and network science.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Homeostasis and Circadian system of sleep (Hayashi)
Lesson 2: REM and NREM sleep (Hayashi)
Lesson 3: Body temperature and hormone (Hayashi)
Lesson4: Sleep and circadian rhythm (Hayashi)
Lesson 5: Sleep hygiene (Hayashi)
Lesson 6: Sleep evaluation 1 (Hayashi)
Lesson 7: Sleep loss (hayasi)
Lesson 8: Power nap (Hayashi)
Lesson 9: Sleep disorders (Hayashi)
Lesson 10: Sleep evaluation 2 (Hayashi)
Lesson 11: Heterogeneity and complexity of mental disorders (Kashihara)
Lesson 12: Introduction to network science (Kashihara)
Lesson 13: Introduction to psychological network approach (Kashihara)
Lesson 14: Conducting psychological network analyses (Kashihara)
Lesson 15: Further applicability of psychological network approach (Kashihara)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Lesson 1-10 (Hayashi)
     Hori T. eds, "Sleep Psychology",  Kita-ohji syoboh, 2008.
     Nihon-suimin-kaizen-kyogikai eds, "Suimin-kaizen Gaku, 2nd ed.", Yumani syoboh, 2019.
Lession 11-15 (Kashihara)
     Isvoranu, A. M., Epskamp, S., Waldorp, L., & Borsboom, D. (Eds.). (2022).
     Network psychometrics with R: A guide for behavioral and social scientists.
     Routledge.
     Hofmann, S. G., Hayes, S. C., & Lorscheid, D. N. (2021). Learning process-based
     therapy: A skills training manual for targeting the core processes of psychological
     change in clinical practice. New Harbinger Publications.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Audio Materials, Microsoft Stream, moodle

(More Details) Handouts and PowerPoint presentations

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review For Hayashi's section, think about the following throughout your daily life:
1) sleep and its control mechanisms
2) how to measure depth of sleep
3) relationship between thermoregulation and sleep
4) sleep and circadian rhythm
5) sleep environment and sleep habit
6) sleep logs and sleep problems
7) the effects of sleep loss
8) merit and demerit of daytime nap
9) sleep disorders
10) sleep problems of yourself

For Kashihara’s section, use the following tips when preparing for and reviewing the classes:
11) Understand that perspectives integrating multiple dimensions of humans are indispensable to capture mental disorders;
12) Understand that the network science is developing as a multidisciplinary field and examine how social networks can affect our mental health;
13) Identify the strengths and weakness of the psychological network approach, compared to the other subfields of network science and the latent disease model;
14) Conduct psychological network analyses by using the statistical software R, and understand the basics of how to write analysis codes in R;
15) Try interpreting the results of psychological network analyses and think over to which research topics you want to apply the psychological network approach.

Requirements

Grading Method Your grade will be based on the following: 1) reports 80% and 2) participation in class discussions 20%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMJ01101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	環境行動論
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウコウドウロン
Subject Name in English	Environment and Behavior
Instructor	HAYASHI MITSUO,To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	ハヤシ　ミツオ,タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Thur1-4：Online
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Online (on-demand)
Lecture-oriented class, PowerPoint will be used.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Sleep, biological rhythm, life habit, network science, complex systems, psychological network analysis
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purposes of this class it to discuss the effects of various factors of social and physical environments on human behaviors, especially those relating to sleep and network science.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Homeostasis and Circadian system of sleep (Hayashi) Lesson 2: REM and NREM sleep (Hayashi) Lesson 3: Body temperature and hormone (Hayashi) Lesson4: Sleep and circadian rhythm (Hayashi) Lesson 5: Sleep hygiene (Hayashi) Lesson 6: Sleep evaluation 1 (Hayashi) Lesson 7: Sleep loss (hayasi) Lesson 8: Power nap (Hayashi) Lesson 9: Sleep disorders (Hayashi) Lesson 10: Sleep evaluation 2 (Hayashi) Lesson 11: Heterogeneity and complexity of mental disorders (Kashihara) Lesson 12: Introduction to network science (Kashihara) Lesson 13: Introduction to psychological network approach (Kashihara) Lesson 14: Conducting psychological network analyses (Kashihara) Lesson 15: Further applicability of psychological network approach (Kashihara)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Lesson 1-10 (Hayashi) Hori T. eds, "Sleep Psychology", Kita-ohji syoboh, 2008. Nihon-suimin-kaizen-kyogikai eds, "Suimin-kaizen Gaku, 2nd ed.", Yumani syoboh, 2019. Lession 11-15 (Kashihara) Isvoranu, A. M., Epskamp, S., Waldorp, L., & Borsboom, D. (Eds.). (2022). Network psychometrics with R: A guide for behavioral and social scientists. Routledge. Hofmann, S. G., Hayes, S. C., & Lorscheid, D. N. (2021). Learning process-based therapy: A skills training manual for targeting the core processes of psychological change in clinical practice. New Harbinger Publications.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Audio Materials, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details)	Handouts and PowerPoint presentations
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	For Hayashi's section, think about the following throughout your daily life: 1) sleep and its control mechanisms 2) how to measure depth of sleep 3) relationship between thermoregulation and sleep 4) sleep and circadian rhythm 5) sleep environment and sleep habit 6) sleep logs and sleep problems 7) the effects of sleep loss 8) merit and demerit of daytime nap 9) sleep disorders 10) sleep problems of yourself For Kashihara’s section, use the following tips when preparing for and reviewing the classes: 11) Understand that perspectives integrating multiple dimensions of humans are indispensable to capture mental disorders; 12) Understand that the network science is developing as a multidisciplinary field and examine how social networks can affect our mental health; 13) Identify the strengths and weakness of the psychological network approach, compared to the other subfields of network science and the latent disease model; 14) Conduct psychological network analyses by using the statistical software R, and understand the basics of how to write analysis codes in R; 15) Try interpreting the results of psychological network analyses and think over to which research topics you want to apply the psychological network approach.
Requirements
Grading Method	Your grade will be based on the following: 1) reports 80% and 2) participation in class discussions 20%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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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