Anxiety and Stress Management

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Course ID:	2500-EN_F_29
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anxiety and Stress Management
Name in Polish:	Anxiety and Stress Management
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Academic basket (in Polish) Elective courses (in Polish) electives for 2 and 3 year Psychology of Personality, Emotions, Motivation and Individual Differences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	Overview of the constructs of anxiety and stress, and their adaptive and maladaptive roles in our daily lives
Full description:	From Freud till today the emotions of anxiety and stress have been a major focus of psychological theory and empirical research. In this course we will try to understand the biological, cogitive, and behavioral characteristics of these phenomena. The students will be presented with an overview of major theories relating to anxiety and stress: psychodynamic, behavioral, biological, and cognitive. We will cover both the adaptive and the maladaptive aspects of anxiety and stress. Various psychological interventions for reducing maladaptive stress and anxiety will be presented.
Bibliography:	Handbook: Barlow, D. (2004). Anxiety and its disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford
Learning outcomes:	Comprehensive understanding of anxiety and stress and their various effects on people. Basic knowledge of Evidence based interventions for anxiety and stress.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	One absence allowed. Written exam with open questions. Students must respect the principles of academic integrity. Cheating and plagiarism (including copying work from other students, internet or other sources) are serious violations that are punishable and instructors are required to report all cases to the administration.

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