Module EW4150-KP07
Psychology of eating behavior (advanced course)) (EssPsy)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each winter semester
Credit points
7
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master Nutritional Medicine 2023, compulsory, Nutritional Sciences
- Master Nutritional Medicine 2019, compulsory, Nutritional Sciences
Classes and lectures:
- Psychology of eating behavior (seminar, 2 SWS)
- Psychology of eating behavior (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 10 hours exam preparation
- 105 hours private studies
- 60 hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
- Advanced psychological principles of food intake
- Advanced mpirical methods to investigate the eating behavior
- Advanced theoretical principles of pathological nutrition
- Pre- and intervention techniques for healthy nutrition behavior (advanced)
- Health psychology and Food intake (advanced level)
- Nutritional Marketing, food preference and food choice (advanced level)
- Social and cultural components of nutrition behavior (advanced level)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Acquisition of basic concepts, theories and empirical findings of nutrition psychology
- Introduction to the empirical methods of eating behavior
- Understanding the basic and extended theories about pathological eating behavior, such as bulimia and obesity
- Understanding the basic principles of motivational psychology and learning theories and the ability to link those to the psychology of hunger, satiety and thirst
- Understanding psychological theories to reason the intervention techniques
- Introduction to the nutritional marketing, food preference and food choice
- Ability to communicate (present and discuss in groups) current empirical works
Grading through:
- written exam
Responsible for this module:
Teacher:
- Department of Neurology
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marcus Heldmann
- Dr. rer. hum. biol. Andreas Sprenger
Literature:
- Shepherd, R & Raats, M : The psychology of food choice
- Logue, AW : The Psychology of Eating and Drinking
- Allison, DB, Baskin ML : Handbook of assessment Methods for eating behaviors and weight-related problems
Language:
- offered only in English
Notes:
Admission requirements for taking the module:- none
Admission requirements for the module examination(s):
- active participation in the exercises as specified at the beginning of the semester
Module examination(s):
- EW4150-L1: Psychology of eating behavior (advanced course), written exam, 90 min, 100 % of the grade
Last Updated:
12.01.2024