Health Psychology
SAGE Publications Ltd
978-0-85702-796-2 (ISBN)
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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.
David F. Marks is a psychologist specializing in Health Psychology, Mental Imagery and Consciousness research. Michael Murray is Emeritus Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Keele University. BRIAN EVANS is a Visiting Lecturer at Middlesex University, UK, having previously served there as programme leader of the MSc degree in Health Psychology. Brian has also held positions at City University and the University of Sussex, UK, and at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He is interested in the analysis of psychological research and theory in its socio-political context and his previous publications include IQ and Mental Testing: An Unnatural Science and Its Social History (1981, with B. Waites). Brian is an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Health Psychology. Emee Vida Estacio is a chartered psychologist, author, speaker and health promotion specialist.
PART ONE: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT
Health Psychology: An Introduction
The 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 EXPERIENCE
Theories, Models and Interventions Applied to Sexual Health
Food, Eating and the Environment
Alcohol and Drinking
Tobacco and Smoking
Physical Activity and Exercise
PART THREE: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Information and Communication
Stress and Coping
Screening and Immunization
Health Literacy
Community Approaches within Health Psychology
PART FOUR: ILLNESS EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH CARE
Lay Representations of Illness
Illness and Personality
Medicine-Taking: Adherence and Resistance
Pain
Cancer and Chronic Diseases
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.8.2011 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 186 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 1100 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85702-796-4 / 0857027964 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85702-796-2 / 9780857027962 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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