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
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MFYSIK23
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