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Person as a Psycho-physical Entity, the Basics (2 cr)

Code: TH00CL30-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.06.2023 - 22.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Taina Vahtera

Groups

  • MFYSIK23
  • 19.09.2023 08:00 - 14:00, Orientaatio, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 03.10.2023 10:00 - 12:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 10.10.2023 08:00 - 10:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 10.10.2023 10:00 - 12:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 13.11.2023 13:00 - 15:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 13.11.2023 15:00 - 18:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001
  • 28.11.2023 12:00 - 16:00, Ihminen psykofyysisenä kokonaisuutena TH00CL30-3001

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