Last edition Elsevier This fourth edition retains the highly praised approach of previous editions, with each chapter providing an overview of the theory and research before moving on to explore applications and intervention practice. The primary goals of health psychologists are to describe, predict and then to intervene and this book continues to reflect that process..
Last Edition
ISBN 13: 9781292003139
Imprint: Pearson Education
Language: English
Authors: Val Morrison
Pub Date: 22/02/2016
Pages: 680
Illus: Illustrated
Weight: 1,270.000 grams
Size: h 194 X 264 mm
Product Type: Softcover
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- • Each chapter opens with a current, real world example that puts into context the topics that follow. Along with the increased use of case studies, this approach really sets the scene for students to fully engage with this applied area of psychology—an approach praised by lecturers and students alike.
- • Additional coverage of lifespan issues and topics in child health psychology
- • The text has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect new research and emerging areas such as e-health and health technologies
- • Applied examples and news headlines with commentary bring topics to life and stimulate interest
- • New chapter focusing on theoretical and practical strategies of behavioural change in line with the increasing emphasis of these interventions in health psychology
- • Further coverage of new technologies in achieving behavioural change and emotional regulation
- Val Morrison is Professor in Health Psychology, and a chartered health psychologist, based at Bangor University. She has taught health psychology since 1992, whilst maintaining a vibrant research group investigating psychosocial predictors of patient and carer outcomes of chronic disease and cancer.
- Paul Bennett is Professor of clinical health psychology at the University of Swansea. He has published several books on health and clinical psychology as well as over 150 academic papers and chapters. .
- PART I: BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY
- Chapter 1 What is health? Chapter 2 Health inequalities Chapter 3 Health-risk behaviour Chapter 4 Health-protective behaviour Chapter 5 Explaining health behaviour Chapter 6 Reducing risk of disease - individual approaches Chapter 7 Population approaches to public health
- PART II: BECOMING ILL
- Chapter 8 The body in health and illness Chapter 9 Symptom perception, interpretation and response Chapter 10 The consultation and beyond Chapter 11 Stress, health and illness: theory Chapter 12 Stress and illness moderators Chapter 13 Managing stress
- PART III: BEING ILL
- Chapter 14 The impact of illness on quality of life Chapter 15 The impact of illness on patients and their families Chapter 16 Pain Chapter 17 Improving health and quality of life
- PART IV: FUTURES
- Chapter 18 Futures
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