Health Psychology

2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-24945-5
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Palgrave Insights in Psychology series

This introduction to health psychology is an invaluable resource for students looking to go beyond the basics in their studies. It includes sections on the influences of health behaviour and approaches to health promotion, as well as providing an overview of key health issues such as stress and eating disorders.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodham, Karen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction and Overview.- What is Health Psychology?.- PART ONE: HEALTH BEHAVIOUR.- What is Health Behaviour?.- Influences on Health Behaviour.- Explaining Health Behaviour: Cognitive Models.- PART TWO: HEALTH PROMOTION.- What is Health Promotion?.- How is Health Promotion Evaluated?.- PART THREE: EXAMPLES OF HEALTH ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY.- Stress.- Coping with Stress.- Eating Behaviour.- Treating/Managing Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity.

Über Autor(innen)

KAREN RODHAM is Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Bath, UK and a practising Health Psychologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK.