Health Psychology - Theory, Research and Practice

Informationen zum Autor Previously David held positions at the University of Sheffield! UK! and at the University of Otago! New Zealand. His other books include The Psychology of the Psychic (1980! with R. Kammann)! Theories of Image Formation (1986)! Imagery: Current Developments (1990! with J.T.E. Richardson and P. Hampson)! The Quit For Life Programme: An Easier Way to Stop Smoking and Not Start Again (1993)! Improving the Health of the Nation (1996! with C. Francome)! Dealing With Dementia: Recent European Research (2000! with C.M. Sykes)! The Psychology of the Psychic (Revised Edition) (2000)! The Health Psychology Reader (2002)! Research Methods for Clinical and Health Psychology (2004! with L. Yardley)! and Overcoming Your Smoking Habit (2005). David is the Editor of the Journal of Health Psychology and Health Psychology Open. Klappentext Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors The Third Edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to make it even more essential for course teaching. Retaining the celebrated approach of previous editions in examining critical perspectives in health psychology! this new edition now incorporates research from a fuller range of perspectives including more 'mainstream' health psychology and a wider international focus. Therefore this textbook now provides students with a broader! more rounded understanding of the field than ever before. Key features of the Third Edition: - Four brand new chapters in the book on Theories! Models and Interventions Applied to Sexual Health; Information and Communication; Health Literacy; Community and Alternative Approaches. - Extensive pedagogical features! including chapter outlines and summaries of key ideas! and guidelines for further research. Boxed case studies! tables and figures and cutting edge research are integrated throughout to aid students' understanding of this fascinating field. - New accompanying companion website with a full suite of lecturer materials and online readings for students! as well as discussion blogs and video interviews with the authors. Health Psychology: Theory! Research and Practice 3e remains an essential book for undergraduate and masters students taking courses in health psychology as well as health promotion! public health! medicine and nursing. Visit the companion website at Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT Health Psychology: An IntroductionThe Macro-Social Environment and Health Social Inequalities! Social Justice and Health Culture and Health A-Z of Research Methods in Health Psychology PART TWO: HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND EXPERIENCETheories! Models and Interventions Applied to Sexual Health Food! Eating and the EnvironmentAlcohol and Drinking Tobacco and Smoking Physical Activity and ExercisePART THREE: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTIONInformation and Communication Stress and Coping Screening and Immunization Health Literacy Community Approaches within Health Psychology PART FOUR: ILLNESS EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH CARELay Representations of Illness Illness and PersonalityMedicine-Taking: Adherence and Resistance Pain Cancer and Chronic Diseases ...

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• Autori: Emee Estacio, Brian Evans, Brian/ Estacio Evans, David F. Marks, David F. Evans Marks
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.12.2010
• EAN: 9781848606210
• ISBN: 978-1-84860-621-0
• Pagine: 616
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche