| CODE | FEH1008 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Psychology, Food Issues and Perceptions | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Food Sciences and Nutrition | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will address salient areas of psychology that are applicable to food issues. The use of food as a tool, or a weapon to camouflage or deal with varied scenarios will be characterized. The food related phobias and disorders will be systematically addressed and discussed. The study-unit also includes a review of food perception and phobias and the link to self-esteem, phobias and addiction. The latter part of the study-unit will include further discussion of social aspects and stresses that may cause the emergence of such situations. Study-Unit Aims: - To enable students to recall and demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of Psychology; and - To transmit the ability to link food issues, preference and perceptions to the use and abuse of food. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate and understanding of general principles of psychology and their association with food; - associate body image with dieting, food preferences and phobias; and - comprehend and interpret food phobias and addictions. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recognize and interpret food phobias; - demonstrate competence in recognizing preference, phobias and addiction; and - demonstrate competence in identification and reporting observations of food issues. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Capaldi, E. D. i. b. (1996). Why we eat what we eat: The psychology of eating American Psychological Association. - Logue, A. W. (1991). The psychology of eating and drinking: An introduction (2nd ed.) Freeman. - Ritzer, G. (2008). The McDonaldization of society 5 Pine Forge Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Therese Bugeja Mario Caruana (Co-ord.) Petra Jones Josianne Scerri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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