Health Psychology

Health Psychology offers the perfect introduction to this rapidly developing field. Clearly explaining the psychological processes that shape health-related behaviors, it shows how these relationships provide the foundation for psychological interventions which can change cognition, perception and behavior, thereby improving health.

List of contents

Preface
1. Introduction to health psychology
Part 1. Biological Bases of Health and Illness
2. Biopsychosocial Pathways to Health and illness
Part 2. Stress and Health
3. Stress Theory and Research
4. Stress and Health in Context
Part 3. Coping Resources: Social Support and Individual Differences
5. Coping and Social Support
6. Personality and Health
Part 4. Motivation and Behaviour
7. Health Cognitions and Health Behaviours
8. Changing Cognitions to Establish Motivation
9. Changing Behaviour: Intervention Design and Evaluation
Part 5. Applied Health Psychology
10. Working with Clients and Patients
11. Applying Psychology to Improve Health Services
References

About the author

Charles Abraham is an applied Health Psychologist specialising in translational health research, a registered practising Health Psychologist in the UK and a Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Conner is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Fiona Jones is formerly a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Daryl O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.

Summary

Health Psychology offers the perfect introduction to this rapidly developing field. Clearly explaining the psychological processes that shape health-related behaviors, it shows how these relationships provide the foundation for psychological interventions which can change cognition, perception and behavior, thereby improving health.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Abraham, Charles (University of Exeter Abraham, Charles Conner Abraham, Abraham Charles, Mark Conner, Conner Mark, Fiona Jones, Daryl O'Connor, O'Connor Daryl
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2024
• EAN: 9780367773823
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77382-3
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Topics in Applied Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing