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Person as a Psycho-physical Entity, the Basics (3 cr)

Code: TH00BD91-3005

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2021 - 10.01.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

30 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Satu Takala

Scheduling groups

  • PFYSIS21A (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • PFYSIS21B (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PFYSIS21B
    PFYSIS21B
  • PFYSIS21A
    PFYSIS21A
  • PFYSIS21

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2

Objective

The student is able, based on theoretical knowledge and his/ own experiences, to
• recognize his/her own body and psychosomatic complexity,
• recognize the communicative nature and expression of the body,
• identify the basic concepts of psychophysical physiotherapy approach,
• choose methods to assessing psychosomatic resources suitable for humans,
• draw up in interactions with the client the appropriate physiotherapy goals from a psycho-physical point of view,
• support the clients psycho-physical entity by designing and implementing methods of relaxation.

Content

Key concepts, body image, relationship of mind, body and movement, movement and movement as a part of overall expression, psychological effects of fear and stress and its assessment, stress as a concept and it´s affects in the human body, psycho-physical recovery, awareness of the professional limits of a physiotherapis

Relaxation and recovery methods

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Student is able to describe different conceptions of man as part of clinical reasoning in physiotherapy