PSY265 Health Psychology Tutor-Marked Assignment 01 July 2025 Presentation | SUSS

PSY265 TMA01  

This  tutor‐marked  assignment (TMA)  is  worth  25%  of the final mark for  PSY265:  Health Psychology.  Please upload this assignment to Turnitin by Tuesday, 2 September 2025,  11:55pm. Resubmissions are allowed before this cut-off time.  

Submit your essay (for all three parts of the Question) together with your cover page, in a single file (saved as MS word file), to the submission link titled TMA01

Marks allocation at a glance 

Question 1a (45 marks)

Think of a very specific lifestyle behaviour that you would like to change from any of these three categories:  

1. Diet related (e.g., cutting out added sugar in beverages, increase at least one vegetable in each meal, etc.) 
2. Physical activity related (e.g., walking extra 1000 steps each day, etc.) 
3. Smoking / alcohol consumption (e.g., reducing from five sticks to two at the end of the three weeks)  

Describe the behaviour chosen, explain the reason for the choice and develop the appropriate SMART goal and action plan set for the next three weeks. Take note that the goal you set should be something you can achieve within three weeks. 

The action plans, which are usually progressive, should be planned week by week with the aim to achieve this goal. Ensure that your action plans are based on a behaviour change model or theory learnt in this module.

Question 1b (30 marks) 

Share the outcomes of the week and reflect on what were some challenges you experienced and the insights gained for each week. Discuss how different the outcomes were compared to the plan set in Qn 1a.

Additional notes: This answer can be written in a table format. 

Question 1c (20 marks)

Based on the model chosen and the actions  plans,  appraise  its  effectiveness  in changing behaviour successfully.

References (5 marks)

The References lists the full reference of all sources cited or referred to in your assignment. In-text citations also need to be presented accurately in APA format.

Note: Valid academic sources include peer-reviewed academic journal articles, academic books and book chapters. The iStudyGuide, student theses, and online websites, blog posts, or videos are NOT considered valid academic sources. 

marks: In-text citations and the reference list are presented in APA format with no errors. None of the sources cited in-text are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 valid academic sources are cited.
4 marks:  In-text citations and the reference list are presented in APA format but there may be one or two minor stylistic errors. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 valid academic sources are cited.
3 marks: Formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 valid academic sources are cited.
2 marks: Major formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and vice-versa.
1 mark:  Effort was made to present a reference list even though there may only be one item listed and it contains formatting errors; in-text citations may be missing.
0 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are missing.

English competency (Deduct up to 5 marks)

No marks are allocated to English competency, but a penalty of up to 5 marks will apply for errors.

1–2 mark penalty: Minor errors present, such as typos and spelling or punctuation mistakes.
3–5 mark penalty: Major errors or a fair number of minor errors present, such as spelling or punctuation mistakes, or use of colloquial and/or non-academic writing style.

Appendix A: TMA/GBA Submission Reminders 

Appendix B: Video Submission Instructions

Appendix C: Generic Band Descriptors for Students