Health Psychology by Charles Abraham

Health Psychology by Charles Abraham

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 learned 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.

"This is an incredibly useful text, suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in Health PsychologyIt covers all of the core issues in contemporary Health Psychology, and the authors have combined expertise which spans the many different facets of the discipline that are covered in this book." Dr Michael Smith, Northumbria University, UK

Charles Abraham is Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at the University of Exeter Medical School. Mark Conner is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the University of Leeds. Fiona Jones is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds. Daryl O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds.

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ISBN 13	9781138023406
ISBN 10	113802340X
Titel	Health Psychology
Autor	Charles Abraham
Serie	Topics In Applied Psychology
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-04-19
Seitenanzahl	338
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