Unit name | Nutrition and Behaviour |
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Unit code | PSYC31052 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18) |
Unit director | Professor. Jeff Brunstrom |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Psychological Science |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit examines the inter-relationships between nutrition and behaviour and their implications for health and psychological well-being. Topics covered relate to appetite and weight control (including obesity and dieting); eating disorders; food preferences; dietary influences on mood and cognitive function; caffeine psychopharmacology; and food craving and “addiction”. An underlying theme is the interplay of biological, psychological and social processes influencing behaviour.
The aims of this unit are to provide a broad understanding of major topics in Nutrition and Behaviour, and to develop an appreciation of contemporary issues and emerging research in this field.
On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:
Lectures and tutorials.
2-hour examination with seen questions (70%)
1000 word written coursework report (30%)
Essential
Rogers P. J. & Brunstrom J. M. (2016) Appetite and energy balancing. Physiology and Behavior, 164, 465-471.
Recommended
Blundell, J. E. & Bellisle, F. (Eds.) (2013). Satiation, satiety and the control of food intake: Theory and practice. Oxford, UK: Woodhead Publishing.
Capaldi, E. D. (1996). Why we eat what we eat: The psychology of eating. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Frayn, K. N. (2010). Metabolic regulation: A human perspective. Wiley: Chichester. Garrow, J. S. (Ed.) (2000). Human nutrition and dietetics. (10th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Hetherington, M. M. (Ed.) (2001). Food craving and addiction. Leatherhead, UK: Leatherhead Publishing.
James, J. E. (1997). Understanding caffeine: A biobehavioural analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Kanarek, R. B. & Marks-Kaufman, R. (1991). Nutrition and behaviour: New perspectives. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Lask, B. & Bryant-Waugh, R. (Eds.) (2000). Anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders in childhood and adolescence. (2nd ed.). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
Logue, A. W. (1991). The psychology of eating and drinking: An introduction. (2nd ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman.
Mela, D. J. & Rogers, P. J. (1998). Food, eating and obesity: The psychobiological basis of appetite and weight control. London: Chapman and Hall.
Additional recommended and further reading will be made available through Blackboard