Assessment in Health Psychology
Hogrefe Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-88937-452-2 (ISBN)
Assessment in Health Psychology presents and discusses the best and most appropriate assessment methods and instruments for all specific areas that are central for health psychologists.It also describes the conceptual and methodological bases for assessment in health psychology, as well the most important current issues and recent progress in methods. A unique feature of this book, which brings together leading authorities on health psychology assessment, is its emphasis on the bidirectional link between theory and practice. Assessment in Health Psychology is addressed to masters and doctoral students in health psychology, to all those who teach health psychology, to researchers from other disciplines,including clinical psychology, health promotion, and public health, as well as to health policymakers and other healthcare practitioners.This latest volume in the series Psychological Assessment - Science and Practice provides athorough and authoritative record of the best available assessment tools and methods in health psychology, making it an invaluable resource both for students and academics as well as for practitioners in their daily work.Each volume in the series Psychological Assessment - Science and Practice presents the state-of-the-art ofassessment in a particular domain of psychology, with regard to theory, research, and practical applications.
Editors and contributors are leading authorities in their respective fields. Each volume discusses, in a reader-friendly manner, critical issues and developments in assessment, as well as well-known and novel assessmenttools. The series is an ideal educational resource for researchers, teachers, and students of assessment,as well as practitioners.Psychological Assessment - Science and Practice is edited with the support of the European Association of Psychological Assessment (EAPA).
Yael Benyamini, PhD, is Professor at the Bob Shapell School of SocialWork, Tel Aviv University (Israel). She teaches assessment in hermasters and doctoral level methodology courses and has a longrecord of research on self-regulation and the role of perceptions ofhealth and illness in chronic diseases, women's health issues, and health promotion. Marie Johnston, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology inthe College of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Aberdeen(UK). She is an ex-President and elected Honorary Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society, Honorary Fellow of the BritishPsychological Society, and Fellow of the Academy of MedicalSciences. Evangelos Karademas, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical HealthPsychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Crete(Greece). He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate healthpsychology courses at the Universities of Crete and Athens.
Part I: IntroductionChapter 1: Introduction by Evangelos C. Karademas, Yael Benyamini, and Marie JohnstonPart II: Domains AssessedChapter 2: Social Cognitions in Health Behaviour by Mark ConnerChapter 3: Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectancies by Ralf Schwarzer and Aleksandra LuszczynskaChapter 4: Illness Representations by Linda D. Cameron, Arturo Durazo, and Holly M. RusChapter 5: Health Behavior by Aleksandra Luszczynska and Martin HaggerChapter 6: Patient-Physician Communication and Patient Satisfactionby Kelly B. Haskard-Zolnierek and Summer L. WilliamsChapter 7: Adherence to Medical Advice by Julie A. Chambers and Ronan E. O'CarrollChapter 8: Stress and Stressors by Daryl B. O'Connor and Eamonn FergusonChapter 9: Coping by Benjamin H. GottliebChapter 10: Social Support by Thomas A. Wills, Erin O'Carroll Bantum and Michael G. AinetteChapter 11: Pain and Pain Behavior by Kim E. DixonChapter 12: Health Outcomes: Functional Status by Marie Johnston and Diane DixonChapter 13: Self-rated Health by Yael BenyaminiChapter 14: Quality of Life by Karen Morgan and Hannah McGeeChapter 15: Psychological Adjustment by Timothy R. Elliott and Norma A. ErosaChapter 16: Neuropsychological Assessmentby Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Alisha L. Janssen, and Heather M. DerryChapter 17: Biological and Physiological Measures in Health Psychologyby Suzanne C. Segerstrom, Dorothee Out, Douglas A. Granger, and Timothy W. SmithPart III: Assessment Methods and IssuesChapter 18: Ecological Momentary Assessment by Derek W. JohnstonChapter 19: Reporting Behavior Change Interventions and Techniquesby Susan Michie and Caroline E. WoodChapter 20: Cultural Adaptation of Measures by Sofia Lopez-Roig and Maria-Angeles PastorChapter 21: Assessment in Children by Deborah ChristieChapter 22: Qualitative Assessment by Felicity L. Bishop and Lucy YardleyPart IV: ConclusionChapter 23: Assessment: Moving Beyond Association to Explanation and Interventionby Howard Leventhal, Danielle E. McCarthy, Emily Roman, and Elaine A. LeventhalChapter 24: Measurement Issues in Health Psychologyby Marie Johnston, Yael Benyamini, and Evangelos C. KarademasAbout the AuthorsSubject Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.2.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice ; Vol. 2 |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-88937-452-X / 088937452X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-88937-452-2 / 9780889374522 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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