For centuries, health professionals have recognized that there are psychological consequences of disease. A diagnosis of cancer or diabetes can make people anxious or depressed. This course will draw on health psychology, public health, and community psychology to emphasize how psychology can also contribute to the cause, development, experience, and outcome of any physical illness. This course will highlight the many roles that psychology plays in physical illness from 1) being well and staying well and the role of healthy behaviors and behavior change; 2) getting sick with a focus on pathological beliefs, awareness of symptoms, seeking help and communicating with health professionals; 3) Illness in terms of stress, pain, and chronic diseases such as obesity, coronary heart disease and cancer. 4) the role of gender in health, and 5) health outcomes in terms of quality of life and longevity. Learning objectives and outcomes By the end of this course students will be able to: 1. Describe the main theoretical frameworks underlying the psychological approach to physical health 2. Understand the role of healthy behaviors in explaining health 3. Describe the psychological factors involved in initiating, maintaining, and changing healthy behavior 4. Describe the role of illness beliefs and symptom perception in seeking help and counseling 5. Describe the psychological factors involved in the stress/illness association and pain perception and treatment 6. Describe the ways in which healthy behaviors, beliefs about illness, perception of symptoms, stress, and pain are key factors in the development of chronic diseases 7. Describe how health varies by gender 8. Understand the importance of mental health outcomes including quality of life and health status

Emotional intelligence can help you build effective relationships at work. Trainer Rana Ghanem explains what emotional intelligence (EQ) is and why it is important. It helps you become more self-aware so you can identify the triggers that may be hijacking your performance. Course objectives: You will gain the ability to understand your circumstances Main emotional and how you interact with others • You will discover the basics of your emotional intelligence while identifying the main triggers of your emotional response You will have the skills and knowledge of emotional intelligence and emotional self-assessment needed to better manage your feelings and improve your professional, personal, and social relationships. Course topics: Recognize the signs of high emotional intelligence in others Realizing how you interact with others • Understand the pros and cons of emotional intelligence tests Training methods: ■interactive questions Practical exercises (workshop)

Emotional intelligence and self-improvement is impossible without an accurate sense of your emotional state, influences, and identity. In this course, Self-Assessment of Your Emotional Intelligence, you will gain the ability to understand your main emotional circumstances. First, you will learn how to recognize the signs of high emotional intelligence in others. Next, you will identify the main triggers for both positive and negative emotional responses. Finally, you will explore the basics and effects of your emotional intelligence. When you have completed this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of emotional self-assessment needed to better manage your feelings and improve professional and personal relationships. The course aims to: Enable participants to identify the impact of emotions on human behavior. Enable participants to use the four domains of emotional intelligence (EI) to strengthen relationships with others. Enable participants to interpret emotional intelligence (EI) test results and their implications to improve interaction with others. Enable participants to describe the strengths and weaknesses of their own EI Enable participants to develop a personal development plan with the aim of developing and improving emotional intelligence. Enable participants to apply skills (EI) in order to achieve maximum personal impact at professional and social levels.