Schedule of Topics
A journey to explore how our behaviour shapes the way we look at our health.
The School of Health Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
The School of Health Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
Chapter curated and authored by CHONG Ching Liang
CHONG_Ching_Liang@np.edu.sg
Term 1 - Psychology
Term 1 - Psychology
Behavioural Sciences & Nursing, the Health Belief Model (HBM)and patient behaviour.
Behavioural Sciences & Nursing, the Health Belief Model (HBM)and patient behaviour.
2 - Nursing Children
2 - Nursing Children
Piaget's Cognitive Development & Erikson's Psychosocial Theory.
HBM applied to understand children's' health and illness behaviours
Piaget's Cognitive Development & Erikson's Psychosocial Theory.
HBM applied to understand children's' health and illness behaviours
3 - Nursing Adolescents
3 - Nursing Adolescents
Social perceptions, Social cognition, Carl Roger's Theory of Congruence
HBM applied to understand adolescents' health and illness behaviours
Social perceptions, Social cognition, Carl Roger's Theory of Congruence
HBM applied to understand adolescents' health and illness behaviours
4 - Nursing Adults
(Middle Adulthood)
4 - Nursing Adults
(Middle Adulthood)
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Stress and Coping.
HBM applied to understand middle adult's health and illness behaviours
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Stress and Coping.
HBM applied to understand middle adult's health and illness behaviours
5 - Nursing Adults (Late Adulthood)
5 - Nursing Adults (Late Adulthood)
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' 5 Stages of Grief and major life changes.
HBM applied to understand older adult's health and illness behaviours
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' 5 Stages of Grief and major life changes.
HBM applied to understand older adult's health and illness behaviours
6 - Summary of Term 1
6 - Summary of Term 1
Psychological concepts and communications with patients across the ages.
A review of Term 1
Psychological concepts and communications with patients across the ages.
A review of Term 1
Sociology and the Sociological Imagination. Socialisation process and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)
Sociology and the Sociological Imagination. Socialisation process and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)
Term 2 - Sociology
Term 2 - Sociology
Gender socialisation, gender inequality and gender norms.
TTM applied to understand the impact of the social factor of Gender on health and illness behaviours
Gender socialisation, gender inequality and gender norms.
TTM applied to understand the impact of the social factor of Gender on health and illness behaviours
Introduction to Age and Ageism; Social Construction of Ageing; Disengagement Theory and Ageing.
TTM applied to understand the impact of the social factor of Age on health and illness behaviours
Introduction to Age and Ageism; Social Construction of Ageing; Disengagement Theory and Ageing.
TTM applied to understand the impact of the social factor of Age on health and illness behaviours
11 - Summary of Term 2
11 - Summary of Term 2
Sociological concepts and communications with patients across the ages.
A review of Term 2
Sociological concepts and communications with patients across the ages.
A review of Term 2
