Scientific Foundations of Health (BFSHK108-208)

Scientific Foundations of Health

Course Code: BFSHK108-208 
CIE Marks:50
Course Type (Theory/Practical /Integrated) Theory 
SEE Marks:50
Total Marks:100
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 1:0:0:0 
Exam Hours:01
Total Hours of Pedagogy 15 hours 
Credits:01

Module-1 

Good Health & It’s balance for positive mindset: Health -Importance of Health, Influencing factors of Health,Health beliefs, Advantages of good health, Health & Behavior, Health & Society, Health & family, Health & Personality, Psychological disorders-Methods to improve good psychological health, Changing health habits for good health.

Module-2 

Building of healthy lifestyles for better future: Developing healthy diet for good health, Food & health, Nutritional guidelines for good health, Obesity & overweight disorders and its management, Eating disorders, Fitness components for health, Wellness and physical function, How to avoid exercise injuries.

 

Module-3 

Creation of Healthy and caring relationships : Building communication skills, Friends and friendship - Education,the value of relationship and communication skills, Relationships for Better or worsening of life, understanding of basic instincts of life (more than a biology), Changing health behaviours through social engineering.

 

Module-4 

Avoiding risks and harmful habits : Characteristics of health compromising behaviors, Recognizing and avoiding of addictions, How addiction develops, Types of addictions, influencing factors of addictions, Differences between addictive people and non addictive people & their behaviors. Effects of addictions Such as..., how to recovery from addictions.

 

Module-5 

Preventing & fighting against diseases for good health: How to protect from different types of infections, How to reduce risks for good health, Reducing risks & coping with chronic conditions, Management of chronic illness for Quality of life, Health & Wellness of youth :a challenge for upcoming future, Measuring of health & wealth status.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Textbook:

1. “Scientific Foundations of Health” – Study Material Prepared by Dr. L Thimmesha, Published in VTU- University Website.

2. “Scientific Foundations of Health”, (ISBN-978-81-955465-6-5) published by Infinite Learning Solutions,Bangalore – 2022.

3. Health Psychology - A Textbook, FOURTH EDITION by Jane Ogden McGraw Hill Education (India) PrivateLimited - Open University Press.

Reference Books:

1. Health Psychology (Second edition) by Charles Abraham, Mark Conner, Fiona Jones and Daryl O’Connor – Published by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

2. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (Ninth Edition) by SHELLEY E. TAYLOR - University of California, Los Angeles,McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited - Open University Press.

3. SWAYAM / NPTL/ MOOCS/ We blinks/ Internet sources/ YouTube videos and other materials / notes.

4. Scientific Foundations of Health (Health & Welness) - General Books published for university and