Control and the Psychology of Health by Walker

Control and the Psychology of Health by Walker

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Summary

Intends to offer a comprehensive review of concepts that are central to our understanding of the psychology of health, including perceived control, locus of control, learned helplessness, self-efficacy and social support. This book aims to reduce the confusions that result from common variations in interpretation and usage.

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Control and the Psychology of Health by Walker

Intends to offer a comprehensive review of concepts that are central to our understanding of the psychology of health, including perceived control, locus of control, learned helplessness, self-efficacy and social support. This book aims to reduce the confusions that result from common variations in interpretation and usage.
Jan Walker is a health psychologist with a background in nursing whose interest in control stems from her doctoral research on pain in later life and subsequent research in the fields of pain and user experiences of healthcare.
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ISBN 13 9780335202645
ISBN 10 0335202640
Title Control and the Psychology of Health
Author Walker
Series Health Psychology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Open University Press
Year published 2001-10-01
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.