Experts bring to life current topics and effective solutions in the treatment of health conditions and explore special populations and cross-cultural issuesFeaturing an internationally renowned team of authors, this contributed text is a comprehensive overview of the key areas of health psychology in North America and abroad. Emphasizing the application of the latest research and ideas, this engaging introduction offers students the foundation theyneed to think critically about the most pressing issues in health psychology and to pursue further study in this dynamic field.
Foundations of Health Psychology
Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness is a summary of current research in social-health psychology.
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Extensively updated based on over 1,000 new articles cited, and with a new chapter on research methods, the Fourth Edition reflects the latest cutting-edge research in the field to explain more thoroughly how context and culture are ...
Fundamentals of Health at Work is an engaging re-assessment of workplace health, with particular emphasis on the neglected issues of the social context of the working environment and the impact on individuals of their workplaces.
The movement toward integrated primary care has also advanced considerably. These and other topics are updated significantly in this new edition. The new edition is also reorganized to streamline the presentation.
How does behavior contribute to wellness or illness? This comprehensive volume answers these questions and others with a state-of-the-art overview of theory, research, and practice at the interface of psychology and health.
This book is helpful for psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral scientists, students and professors in psychology.
Posing fundamental questions about the relationship between psychology and the wider cultural and social forces which shape theory and practice, the text encourages and develops critical thinking.
Behavioral Medicine Behavioral medicine is the multidisciplinary field that seeks to integrate knowledge and techniques from both the behavioral and the biomedical sciences . The field is dedicated to the diagnosis , treatment , and ...