Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to Health Psychology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to Health Psychology
The University sets this paper under Scheme III only, so your college may not run it.
Module 1: Introduction to health psychology
- a Definition of health psychology- Major concepts -disease, illness, health, wellbeing.
- b Importance of health psychology – changing patterns of illness, awareness and acceptance of need for health care.
- c Introduction to health behaviour -its role in disease and disorder, Health behaviours and habits, Barriers in modifying poor health behaviours.
Module 2: Health-Promoting, Health Compromising Behaviours, and Interventions
- a Health-Promoting Behaviors
- a Importance of exercise & interventions
- b Accident prevention
- c Developing a healthy diet
- d Sleep
- e Rest, Renewal and Savoring
- b Health Compromising Behaviors o Alcoholism & Problem Drinking o Smoking
- c Interventions to address health compromising behaviors - Exercise, Sleep, Dieting self-monitoring, stress management, social skills training, role of social support, family counseling.
Text Books
- 1 Taylor, S.E. (2018) Health Psychology (10th Ed) Newyork: McGraw Hill
Reference Books
- 1 Dalal, A. K., & Singh, A. K. (1992). Role of causal and recovery beliefs in the psychological adjustment to chronic disease. Psychology and Health, 6(3), 193-
- 2 Richardson, G. E. (2002). The metatheory of resilience and resiliency. Journal of clinical psychology, 58(3), 307-321.
- 3 Richardson, G. E. (2011). Applications of the metatheory of resilience and resiliency in rehabilitation and medicine. Human Development, Disability, and Social Change, 19(1), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.7202/1087261ar