Introduction to Health Psychology
4th Edition
Published on 19. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
680 pages
978-1-292-00313-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-00313-9 (9781292003139)
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Additional editions
Val Morrison | Paul Bennett
Introduction to Health Psychology
E-Book
05/2016
1st Edition
Pearson Education Limited
€53.09
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Previous edition
Val Morrison | Paul Bennett
Introduction to Health Psychology
Book
05/2012
3rd Edition
Prentice Hall
€48.08
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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
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