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Health Psychology - David F. Marks, Michael Murray, Brian Evans, Emee Vida Estacio

Health Psychology

Theory, Research and Practice
Buch | Hardcover
656 Seiten
2015 | 4th Revised edition
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4462-9506-9 (ISBN)
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'An excellent textbook for students who wish to think critically about health psychology issues. Students are advised to make it an essential part of their learning for all of our modules on the programme.' - Dr Paula Corcoran, Department of Psychology, City University
Health Psychology students will need to understand how to evaluate and critically-appraise the latest theory and research before it can be applied. This fully-revised and updated fourth edition takes a critical approach and places Health Psychology in a real-world context, enabling students to understand how public policy, theory and research can influence communities and individuals alike.


The new edition includes:




A new chapter on diet and obesity
Updated material on stress and coping, doctor-patient communication, death, dying, bereavement and quality of life
Introductions to the social, political and economic conditions that influence our health
Breadth of coverage from social inequality through to chronic illness and screening
An enhanced SAGE edge™ companion website (edge.sagepub.com/marks4e) with a suite of features to enhance students′ learning experience.

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 I: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT
Chapter 1: Health psychology: an introduction
Chapter 2: Macro-social influences
Chapter 3: Social justice
Chapter 4: Culture and health
Chapter 5: A-Z of research methods and issues in health psychology
PART II: HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND EXPERIENCE
Chapter 6: Sexual health: Theories, models and interventions
Chapter 7: Food, diets and obesity
Chapter 8: Alcohol and drinking
Chapter 9: Tobacco and smoking
Chapter 10: Physical activity and exercise
PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Chapter 11: Information, communication and health literacy
Chapter 12: Stress and coping
Chapter 13: Screening and Immunization
Chapter 14: Health promotion
PART IV: ILLNESS EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH CARE
Chapter 15: Lay representations of illness
Chapter 16: Illness and personality
Chapter 17: Medicine taking: Adherence and resistance
Chapter 18: Pain and pain control
Chapter 19: Cancer and chronic diseases

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.6.2015
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 186 x 232 mm
Gewicht 1320 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie
ISBN-10 1-4462-9506-0 / 1446295060
ISBN-13 978-1-4462-9506-9 / 9781446295069
Zustand Neuware
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