Key Concepts in Health Psychology
- Ian Albery - South Bank University, UK
- Marcus Munafo - University of Bristol, UK
Health Psychology
While current textbooks in health psychology offer the reader some conceptual reasoning about different aspects of the discipline, there is no one source which provides an accessible, navigable, and cross-referenced analysis of the major models and ideas. The influences and foundations of this important field are vast and sometimes challenging for students studying it in various disciplines. This textbook presents the core bases of the field in a manner that should make teaching and learning more inviting and exciting.
Key Concepts in Health Psychology is a core textbook for all undergraduate and graduate students taking Health Psychology for the first time, and strongly recommended to students taking the course in Allied Health and Medical disciplines.
'...the book serves as a 'one stop' comprehensive and conceptual analysis of key issues in contemporary health psychology...readers will find it easy to master the key concepts in a short time and this assists readers to further explore the advanced issues and problems in health psychology. All in all, Key Concepts in Health psychology is an excellent health psychology textbook'
Simpson Wong
Psychology: Learning & Teaching
this book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to health psychology. Encompassing the biological and psychosocial elements, I recommend this text not just for psychology undergraduates, but all allied health programmes. I am using this resource for undergraduate physiotherapy and speech and language therapy students
This is a good introductory book which is well laid out and easy to read.
Gives solid basis for course
Excellent up to date book with relevant issues that can be used for debates or research topics for all psychology students interested in health psychology.
The book coveres interesting aspects of health psychology and is easy to read and very informative.Outstanding book.
We have reccomended this book for our MSc in Addiction Studies. It provides an important context to the addiction-specific material that our students receive.
We have recomended this text as a resource on health psychology for this distance education addictions masters.
The book is very clear and friendly user. Key concepts are covered and some challenging theories are included.
I highly recommended this book, Dr Alberto Corizzo
Chapter 8 offers a good introduction into acute and chronic pain. It is note detailed enough for the purpose of our teaching module though.
"Key Concepts in Health Psychology" is a highly relevant book offering up-to-date academic theories and a good overview over the field of health psychology.
Sage College Publishing
