Psychology: Introduction, types, classification; Psychology and nutrition adherence; Attitude and eating patterns and the field of cognitive psychology; Perception, visualization and eating patterns, errors in perception process; Eating disorders: diagnosis, assessment and treatment; Face perception; Conceptual model of food choice; Psychological influences on appetite; Process over the life course, integration of biological, social, cultural and psychological influences on food choice; Understanding
Behaviour: sensation, sense organs/special organs, attention and concentration, memory and its stages, methods for improvement, types and theories of thinking, cognition and levels of cognition, problem solving and decision making strategies, attitude behavior relationship; Measurement issues, indirect effects of attitude on behavior; The theory of reasoned action; Additional variables within the theory of planned behavior; Personality and intelligence; Stress management.
To understand psychology, its types and importance in nutrition
To abreast the impact of psychological influences on appetite and attitude behavior relationship
