Stress (psychological and biological concepts and definitions, work-burnout stress, stress and psychosomatic development, mental illness, well-being,
| Title | Στρες ( ψυχολογικές και βιολογικές έννοιες και ορισμοί εργασιακό στρες-burnout, σχέση στρες και ψυχοσωματική ανάπτυξη, ψυχική νόσος, ευ-ζειν κ.α) / Stress (psychological and biological concepts and definitions, work-burnout stress, stress and psychosomatic development, mental illness, well-being, |
| Code | ΙΜΨ004 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Agorastos Agorastos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018955 |
Programme of Study: PPS Clinical Mental Health
Registered students: 78
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290041
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290041
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
degree related to mental health
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected that, within this course, they will:
• Be able to understand the complex phenomenon of stress
• Know the causes and parameters that make it up
• Become familiar with the clinical diagnosis, measurement and treatment of the phenomenon of Stress.
• Obtain basic knowledge of psychoendocrinology and its relationship to stress
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the psychological and biological background of stress in relation to psychosomatic development, but also to everyday life. Among other things, the psychological parameters and biological systems associated with the onset and evolution of stress, the stress response, the neuroanatomy of the system, the influence of early experiences on the formation of the stress response as well as the effect of stress on emotion and mood but also on neurocognitive functions are analyzed. At the same time, the biological changes that occur in the human body under stress and the mechanisms that lead to homeostasis disturbance and link chronic or toxic stress to the emergence and evolution of psychosomatic morbidity and health behavior disorders are presented. The mechanisms that link stress with basic parameters of everyday life and lifestyle will also be analyzed, while topics related to overall health promotion, behavior modification models, scientifically evidence-based stress management methods, as well as complementary medical techniques will be covered.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | |||||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.5 | |||
| Tutorial | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Exams | |||||
| Total | 45 | 1.7 |
Student Assessment
Description
exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ψυχοβιολογία της Συμπεριφοράς ISBN. 9786185288334 κεφ 4, 11
Το Νευρωνικό δίκτυο του ανθρώπου: Πως λειτουργεί ο εγκέφαλος ISBN: 978-618-5288-52-5 κεφ 19
Ψυχιατρική: Από τις ιστορικές και φιλοσοφικές ρίζες στο σύγχρονο πρόσωπο κεφ. 19, 20, 25
Στρες και Ψυχοενδοκρινολογία
Last Update
28-12-2023
