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Key Concepts in Health Psychology
- Ian Albery - South Bank University, UK
- Marcus Munafo - University of Bristol, UK
Courses:
Health Psychology
Health Psychology
February 2008 | 304 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Key Concepts in Health Psychology aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the key issues, theories, models, and methods in contemporary health psychology. It allows the reader the opportunity to engage with a full range of approaches and methods in a very diverse field, and importantly to be able to appreciate the relationships between these.
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.
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.
Defining Health Psychology
Research Methods and Measurement
Social Cognitive Models
Biological and Physiological Models
Individual Differences and Habit
Illness-related and Sick Role Beliefs
Acute and Chronic Illness
Pain
Addictive Behaviours
Health Promotion and Intervention
An excellent text for students in addressing many issues around health and psychological impact. The text is appropriate for our students across a number of modules exploring occupational interruption
Health , Glyndwr University
October 15, 2009
Sage College Publishing
