Occupacional Health Psychology

Code: PSI13239M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Psychology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Learning Goals

1. Promote knowledge of the theoretical foundations of Occupational Health Psychology;
2. Recognize the reciprocal influence of work environment on man and man on the work environment;
3. Knowing the effects of work in the psychological occupational health of workers;
4. Promote knowledge and use of research methodologies used by the Occupational Health Psychology;
5. Promoting personal development and self-knowledge.

1. Theoretical and historical foundations of Occupational Health Psychology
2. Management of work wellbeing
2.1. Limitations to wellbeing due to the social relations of the workplace Work stress
2.1.1. Burnout
2.1.2. Psychological violence and harassment in the workplace
2.1.3. Sexual harassment
2.2. Limitations to wellbeing due to employment instability
2.2.1. Unemployment
2.2.2. Temporary work
2.2.3. Pre-retirement and retirement
2.3. Limitations to wellbeing due to work and family relationship
2.3.1. Work-family and family-work interference
2.4. Limitations to wellbeing due to social, economic, and technological emerging risks
2.5. Work as a source of well-being
2.5.1. Work engagement

Teaching Methods

It is planned to combine the expository method with active methods, namely group work, discussions, and thematic-oriented debates, promoting the active participation of the students.

Assessment

The evaluation is performed through one of two possibilities:
1. Continuous evaluation:
a) Literature review work on primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention strategies related to variables that constitute limitations to well-being, listed in the UC program. This work must be written and presented orally (30%).
b) Presentation of an assessment instrument, translated and validated for the Portuguese population, which constitutes an element of diagnosis of limitations to well-being, listed in the UC program (30%).
c) Assessment test (40%).
2. Final evaluation: literature review work described in 1)a (40%) and final exam (60%).