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Module Guide from winter term 2023/24

Modul EW4150-KP07

Psychology of eating behavior (advanced course)) (EssPsy)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each winter semester
Credit points:


7
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2023 (compulsory), Nutritional Sciences, 1st semester
  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2019 (compulsory), Nutritional Sciences, 1st semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Psychology of eating behavior (seminar, 2 SWS)
  • Psychology of eating behavior (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 10 Hours exam preparation
  • 105 Hours private studies
  • 60 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • Advanced psychological principles of food intake
  • Advanced mpirical methods to investigate the eating behavior
  • Advanced theoretical principles of pathological nutrition
  • Pre- and intervention techniques for healthy nutrition behavior (advanced)
  • Health psychology and Food intake (advanced level)
  • Nutritional Marketing, food preference and food choice (advanced level)
  • Social and cultural components of nutrition behavior (advanced level)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Acquisition of basic concepts, theories and empirical findings of nutrition psychology
  • Introduction to the empirical methods of eating behavior
  • Understanding the basic and extended theories about pathological eating behavior, such as bulimia and obesity
  • Understanding the basic principles of motivational psychology and learning theories and the ability to link those to the psychology of hunger, satiety and thirst
  • Understanding psychological theories to reason the intervention techniques
  • Introduction to the nutritional marketing, food preference and food choice
  • Ability to communicate (present and discuss in groups) current empirical works
Grading through:
  • written exam
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • Shepherd, R & Raats, M: The psychology of food choice
  • Logue, AW: The Psychology of Eating and Drinking
  • Allison, DB, Baskin ML: Handbook of assessment Methods for eating behaviors and weight-related problems
Language:
  • offered only in English
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- none

Admission requirements for the module examination(s):
- active participation in the exercises as specified at the beginning of the semester


Module examination(s):
- EW4150-L1: Psychology of eating behavior (advanced course), written exam, 90 min, 100 % of the grade

Letzte Änderung:
12.1.2024