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Health Psychology

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Health psychology is an expanding area in terms of teaching, research and practice. Health psychology
teaching occurs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level and is experienced by
both mainstream psychology students and those studying other health-related subjects. Health
psychology research also takes many forms. Undergraduates are often expected to produce
research projects as part of their assessment, and academic staff and research teams carry out
research to develop and test theories and to explore new areas. Such research often feeds
directly into practice, with intervention programmes aiming to change the factors identified by
research. This book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the main topics of health
psychology. The book will focus on psychological theory supported by research. In addition,
how these theories can be turned into practice will also be described. This book is now supported
by a comprehensive website which includes teaching supports such as lectures and
assessments.

Health psychology focuses on the indirect pathway between psychology and health which
emphasizes the role that beliefs and behaviours play in health and illness. The contents of the
first half of this book reflect this emphasis and illustrate how different sets of beliefs relate to
behaviours and how both these factors are associated with illness.

Chapters 2–4 emphasize beliefs. Chapter 2 examines changes in the causes of death over the
twentieth century and why this shift suggests an increasing role for beliefs and behaviours. The
chapter then assesses theories of health beliefs and the models that have been developed to
describe beliefs and predict behaviour. Chapter 3 examines beliefs that individuals have about
illness and Chapter 4 examines health professionals’ health beliefs in the context of health
professional–patient communication.

Chapters 5–9 examine health-related behaviours and illustrate many of the theories
and constructs that have been applied to specific behaviours. Chapter 5 describes theories of
addictive behaviours and the factors that predict smoking and alcohol consumption. Chapter 6
examines theories of eating behaviour drawing upon developmental models, cognitive theories
and the role of weight concern. Chapter 7 describes the literature on exercise behaviour both in
terms of its initiation and methods to encourage individuals to continue exercising. Chapter 8
examines sexual behaviour and the factors that predict self-protective behaviour both in terms
of pregnancy avoidance and in the context of HIV. Chapter 9 examines screening as a health
behaviour and assesses the psychological factors that relate to whether or not someone attends
for a health check and the psychological consequences of screening programmes.

Health psychology also focuses on the direct pathway between psychology and health and
this is the focus for the second half of the book. Chapter 10 examines research on stress in terms
of its definition and measurement and Chapter 11 assesses the links between stress and illness
via changes in both physiology and behaviour and the role of moderating variables. Chapter 12
focuses on pain and evaluates the psychological factors in exacerbating pain perception and
explores how psychological interventions can be used to reduce pain and encourage pain
acceptance. Chapter 13 specifically examines the interrelationships between beliefs, behaviour
and health using the example of placebo effects. Chapters 14 and 15 further illustrate this interrelationship
in the context of illness, focusing on HIV and cancer (Chapter 14) and obesity and
coronary heart disease (Chapter 15). Chapter 16 examines women’s health issues and the role of
psychology in understanding women’s experiences of miscarriage, termination, pregnancy,
birth and the menopause, and highlights how the mode of treatment of intervention can affect
these experiences. Chapter 17 explores the problems with measuring health status and the issues
surrounding the measurement of quality of life.

Finally, Chapter 18 examines some of the assumptions within health psychology that are
described throughout the book.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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Penerbit

New York : Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education., 2007

Deskripsi Fisik

xxvii, 489 Hlm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978 0 335 22263 6

Klasifikasi

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

4th ed.

Subjek

PSIKOLOGI KESEHATAN

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