PB005 - POSITIVE HEALTH:CONNECTING WELL-BEING WITH BIOLOGY

courses

ID:

PB005

Duration (hours):

50

CFU:

SSD:

BIOLOGIA APPLICATA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

PSYCHOLOGY OF WELL-BEING AND PERFORMANCE/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (09/02/2026 - 30/05/2026)

Course Objectives

The course is designed to provide advanced knowledge on Psychology of well-being and performance. It will provide students with the tools for knowledge and understanding of the main theories on well-being, as well as on the main biological theories linking psychobiology with well-being.

The student must be able to demonstrate that he/she has specialized knowledge of the instruments used to detect physiological indices, indicators of the state of health and well-being.

Course Prerequisites

Previous knowledge on basic theories in biology.

Teaching Methods

Lectures 48 hours. 2-3 hours twice a week. Hands-on seminars. Work groups and discussions will be strongly encouraged. Attendance is not compulsory, but highly recommended.

Assessment Methods

Oral exam and presentation.

Evaluation criteria

- Ability to organize the contents presented during the learning activity

- Critical reasoning ability

- Ability to make logical connections with the contents of previous courses

- Ability of language exposure and divulgation during presentation

Maximum grade 30/30

Texts

Hymie Anisman, Shawn Hayley, Alexander Kusnecov. The immune system and mental health. Academic Press, 2018.

Donald W Pfaff, Robert Rubin, Jill Schneider, Geoff Head Principles of Hormone/Behavior Relations - 2nd Edition - Academic Press

This course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of the relationship between the immune system and behavior and between the endocrine system and behavior.

Course Language

English

More information

The teacher is available on Thursdays from 9:00 to 10:00.
Also available by appointment, made by email, from Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00.
It is recommended to visit the e-learning page of the module regularly. The e-learning page will be used to upload lecture’s slides, additional readings and exam samples.