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This fully updated concise introduction guides the reader through the core issues in health psychology research and practice. The integrated and interactive approach, combined with full online support and comprehensive coverage, make the book an ideal companion for courses in health psychology.
List of contents
Series Preface. Preface. 1. Introduction to health psychology
Section 1: Biological bases of health and illness 2. Biopsychosocial pathways to health and illness
Section 2: Stress and health 3. Stress theory and research 4. Stress and health in context
Section 3: Coping resources: social support and individual differences 5. Coping and social support 6. Personality and health
Section 4: Motivation and behaviour 7. Health cognition and health behaviours 8. Changing motivation 9. Changing behaviour
Section 5: Relating to patients 10. Relating to patients 11. Future directions, roles and competencies. References. Index
About the author
Charles Abraham is Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Mark Conner is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the University of Leeds.
Fiona Jones is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds.
Daryl O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds.
Summary
This fully updated concise introduction guides the reader through the core issues in health psychology research and practice. The integrated and interactive approach, combined with full online support and comprehensive coverage, make the book an ideal companion for courses in health psychology.
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"This is an incredibly useful text, suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in Health Psychology. It covers all of the core issues in contemporary Health Psychology, and the authors have combined expertise which spans the many different facets of the discipline that are covered in this book." Dr Michael Smith, Northumbria University, UK
