SHN7095 - Weight Management: Social and Behavioural Aspects

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social and psychological factors affecting food choice and weight control;
Interpret a relationship between emotional state and eating patterns;
Demonstrate an understanding of nutritional and behavioural approaches to weight management recognising issues relating to ethics, diversity and disability.
Apply a combination of knowledge, theories and principles of weight management to:
(i) identify a range of valid solutions;
(ii) reflect on the effectiveness of practice and outcomes from a range of different theoretical perspectives;

Content:

Due to the broad nature of the subject content, students will have the opportunity to focus on specific areas from: the obesigenic environment and food choices; the role of cultural, social and psychological factors; The impact of marketing on individual food choices; The influence of parental feeding styles on children’s eating behaviour. The individual interpretations of hunger, satiation and satiety. Emotional influences on eating behaviour. Disordered eating behaviour. Weight management: the effectiveness of weight-loss practices including popular diets, dietary restraint and nutritional counselling.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures and workshops (intensive weekend).
On line distance learning tasks.

Lecture/ workshop
Contact hours: 5
Intended Group size: 15

On line distance learning
Contact hours: 14
Intended Group size: 1/15

Tutorial
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: 1

Assessment: