Components of Mental Health
Course code
TST7020.LT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Vaimse tervise tegurid
Course title in English
Components of Mental Health
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To provide knowledge about mental health and well-being. To develop the ability to analyze the factors influencing mental health and the possibilities for interventions at different levels over the life span.
Brief description of the course
Mental health and well-being, risk and protective factors (structural, community and individual level), mental health over the life span, mental health policies, advocacy, stigma, depression and suicidal behaviours, community-based interventions, prevention (universal, selective, indicated), mental protection and coping with stress, resilience
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of the holistic nature of health and the role of mental health in it
- is able to analyze the factors influencing mental health and the possibilities of intervention in different stages of life span
- has an overview of the principles of mental health policy-making and advocacy
- understands the nature of stress and the mechanisms of coping with it
- has an overview of the holistic nature of health and the role of mental health in it
- is able to analyze the factors influencing mental health and the possibilities of intervention in different stages of life span
- has an overview of the principles of mental health policy-making and advocacy
- understands the nature of stress and the mechanisms of coping with it
Teacher
Merike Sisask
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