Introduction to Health Psychology, 2nd edition
By Val Morrison
Pearson Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
August 2009
ISBN: 9780273718352
704 pages
$99.50 Paper Original
Description
An Introduction to Health Psychology, second edition provides a stimulating and thorough introduction to the field, helping you to understand how biology, behavior, and social context influence health and illness. The text builds on the success of the first edition and has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest research findings including expanded coverage on topics such as death, dying and loss, ageing and lifespan and positive psychology.
Substantially revised chapters include ‘The Body in Health and Illness’ and ‘Pain’. Chapters include valuable pedagogical features such as ‘What do YOU think?’ boxes, issues boxes, examples of illnesses, new case studies, greater inclusion of cross-cultural issues and policy information, and recommended readings. The text is supported by a companion website which has been significantly extended, and is an invaluable resource which provides you with a useful self-testing facility, flash cards to aid revision and up-to-date weblinks; the website can be accessed by visiting: www.pearsoned.co.uk/morrison
An Introduction to Health Psychology, second edition is ideal for students taking a module in health psychology or studying in related fields such as health and social care or nursing.
ContentsPart 1 Being and Staying Healthy
1 What is Health?
2 Health Inequalities
3. Health-Risk Behaviour
4. Health-Enhancing Behaviour
5. Predicting Health Behaviour
6. Reducing Risk of Disease - Individual Approaches
7. Population Approaches
to Public Health
Part 2 Becoming Ill
8. The Body In Health and Illness
9. Symptom Perception, Interpretation and
Response
10. The Consultation and Beyond
11. Stress, Health and Illness: Theory
12. Stress and Illness Moderators
13. Managing Stress
Part 3 Being Ill
14. The Impact of Illness on Quality of Life
15. The Impact of Illness on
Patients and Their Families
16. Pain
17. Improving Health and Quality of Life
Part 4 Futures
18. Futures
Features- Substantially revised chapters on The Body in Health and Illness and Pain
- An extended final chapter on Futures: including global comparisons and careers – ideal for students at level three and on postgraduate courses
- More personal case studies, What do YOU think? boxes, issues boxes, and examples of illnesses
- Expanded coverage of topics such as death, dying and loss, ageing and lifespan and greater inclusion of cross-cultural issues and policy information.
- Even greater reference to cutting-edge research material in key reading, references and research focus boxes