Health Psychology

Health Psychology (Topics in Applied Psychology)
by Mark Conner, Charles Abraham, Fiona Jones, Daryl O'Connor

Publisher: Routledge
Date:2016-04-20

ISBN-10: 113802340X

ISBN-13: 9781138023406

Language: English

Pages:338
Description:
The new edition of Health Psychology is the perfect introduction to this rapidly developing field. Throughout the book, the psychological processes that shape health-related behaviors, and affect core functions such as the immune and cardiovascular systems, are clearly explained. These relationships provide the foundation for psychological interventions which can change cognition, perception and behavior, thereby improving health.
The book is split into five sections, and builds to provide a comprehensive overview of the field:
the biological basis of health and illness
stress and health
coping resources:social support and individual differences
motivation and behavior
relating to patients
Extensively revised to include new material on behavioral change, the role of stress, resilience and social support, recovery from work, and the care of people with chronic disease, the book also includes a range of features which highlight key issues, and engage readers in applying what we have leaed from research.
This is essential reading for any undergraduates studying this exciting field for the first time, and the perfect primer for those embarking on postgraduate study.