The course applied psychology topics provides you with an opportunity to investigate psychology components associated with health, exercise and sport. The health psychology component examines the nature of health psychology, its biopsychosocial approach and its relationship with behavioural health care. It will examine topical social issues such as stress, eating problems, substance abuse, and exercise and also examine issues of interest in professional psychology such as treatment adherence, the nature and management of pain and psychological contributions to management of chronic health problems. The exercise and sport psychology components examine personality and motivation; stress and arousal; substance abuse in sport; psychological factors in preventing and managing sports injury; exercise and psychological well-being; and exercise behaviour and adherence.