The Health Psychology Reader

Author : David F Marks
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761972716
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Health Psychology Reader written by David F Marks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Health Psychology Reader is designed to complement and support the recent textbook Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice by David F. Marks, Michael Murray, Brian Evans and Carla Willig (SAGE, 2000). It can also be used as a stand-alone resource given its didactic nature. The Reader explores key topics within the health psychology field with incisive introductions to each section by the Editor and includes a selection of the most important theoretical and empirical published work.

Author : Charles Abraham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1444164228
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Psychology: Topics in Applied Psychology written by Charles Abraham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics in Applied Psychology offers a range of accessible, integrated texts ideal for courses in applied psychology. The books are written by leading figures in their field and provide a comprehensive academic and professional insight into each topic. They incorporate a range of features to bring psychology to life including case histories, research methods, ethical debate and learner activities. Each chapter opens with learning objectives to consolidate key points. A reading list and sample essay questions at the end of chapters enable further independent study. The series also offers an appreciation of multiple perspectives, examines the relationship between psychology and other cognate disciplines and discusses recent developments in each field. Topics in Applied Psychology will provide you with the tools you need to engage with, enjoy and understand your applied psychology discipline, ultimately ensuring confidence and success in exams as well as a comprehensive grounding in the profession. Health Psychology guides the reader through core issues in health psychology research and practice. Each chapter builds on previous ones so that the text provides an overview of the field rather than presenting a compendium of topics. The book discusses mechanisms, models and methods and examines how biological, cognitive, affective and social processes impact on health and illness. It also explores how stress and coping mechanisms affect health behaviours and the psychological determinants of health behaviour. Two chapters focus on how psychological research can be applied to change health-related attitudes and behaviours. Communication between the patient and practitioner is examined as is the role of the health psychologist. The integrated and interactive approach, combined with the comprehensive coverage, make this book the ideal companion for courses in health psychology. Other books in the series include: Clinical Psychology, Criminal Psychology, Educational Psychology, Organizational and Work Psychology and Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Author : Ian Albery
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1849204969
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Concepts in Health Psychology written by Ian Albery and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While current textbooks in health psychology offer the reader some conceptual reasoning about different aspects of the discipline, there is no one source which provides an accessible, navigable and cross-referenced analysis of the major models and ideas in health psychology. Key Concepts in Health Psychology provides a `one stop′ analysis of key issues, theories, models and methods in contemporary health psychology. It enables the reader to engage with a full range of approaches and methods in the field, and importantly to be able to appreciate the relationships between these.

Author : Jane Ogden
Publisher : McGraw Hill
ISBN 13 : 1526847132
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Psychology, 6e written by Jane Ogden and published by McGraw Hill. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Psychology is essential reading for all students and researchers of health psychology. Organized into four sections, the 6th edition is structured with a clear emphasis on theory and evidence throughout. This textbook maintains its popular and balanced approach between the biomedical and psychosocial model, while strengthening its focus on critical thinking and behaviour change. Key updates include: • Learning objectives: Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives, which clearly outlines the knowledge, understanding and skills you will acquire from each chapter. • Case studies: Each chapter includes a case study to illustrate how the key theories and ideas are relevant to everyday life. • Through the Eyes of Health Psychology: A brand new feature to show how a health psychologist might analyse each case study using the theories and concepts presented throughout the book. • Health promotion: A whole chapter devoted to the theories and evidence relevant to behaviour change and includes a new section on integrated approaches and the drive to develop a new science of behaviour change. • Thinking critically about: The process of thinking critically is introduced in the first chapter which describes how to think critically about theory, methods, measurement and research design. Each chapter has its own ‘Thinking critically about ...’ section at the end to highlight problems with specific theories and research areas. This section includes critical thinking questions and a ‘Some problems with...’ section to form the basis of class discussions and enable students to be more critical in their thinking and writing.

Author : David Marks
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761972716
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Health Psychology Reader written by David Marks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of complex and powerful computer-generated statistical models has greatly eroded the former prominence of social theory in data analysis, replacing it with an emphasis on statistical technique. To correct this trend, Carol S. Aneshensel presents a method for bringing data analysis and statistical technique into line with theory. She approaches this task by first providing an overview that explains the connection between data analysis, statistical technique, and theory. This section includes a description of the elaboration model for analyzing the empirical association between two variables by adding a third variable to the analysis. Aneshensel then introduces a new concept into this model, the focal relationship. This concept is the one cause-and-effect type of relationship of primary significance that is indispensable to the entire theory. Building upon the focal relationship as the cornerstone for all subsequent analysis, two analytic strategies are developed to establish its internal validity: *An exclusionary strategy to eliminate alternative explanations for the focal relationship using control and other independent variables to rule out spuriousness and redundanc

Author : Charles L. Sheridan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Psychology written by Charles L. Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only examines the present state of health psychology but also provides the reader with an exciting glimpse of its future. The differences between the biomedical and the biopsychosocial model are precisely illustrated and powerful evidence is given to demonstrate the urgent need for a change of models in order to cope with the psychological health changes of the 21st century. Without relinquishing the significance of experimental or theoretical work, it focuses on the practice of health psychology. Along with actual case studies, the summaries and discussion questions at the end of each chapter make the material both enjoyable and meaningful.

Author : Susan Michie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470693215
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Psychology in Practice written by Susan Michie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by Blackwell in association with the British Psychological Society, Health Psychology in Practice provides a comprehensive overview of the UK professional Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology. An essential text for professional training in health psychology, both for trainees and teachers and supervisors contributing to health psychology courses. Published in association with the British Psychological Society. Covers the core competencies necessary for qualification as a health psychologist. Includes sections on professional issues, research, consultancy and interventions, teaching and training and other professional roles. The final chapter contains a series of individual commentaries on health psychology training in a variety of countries, which will be of great interest to an international audience. The editors helped to establish the British Psychological Society’s health psychology professional training programme.

Author : Gary Fred Marcus
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393927122
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Norton Psychology Reader written by Gary Fred Marcus and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2006 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect supplement to introductory psychology texts, The Norton Psychology Reader includes the best contemporary writing on the study of human behavior.

Author : David F Marks
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761971917
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods for Clinical and Health Psychology written by David F Marks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research methods described and illustrated in this book are those particularly useful to the field of clinical and health psychology and cover both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Author : Michael Murray
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761956617
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Qualitative Health Psychology written by Michael Murray and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-03-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This book constitutes a valuable resource for postgraduate students and researchers. Most.... of the chapters succeed in providing a clear and comprehensive introduction to the various approaches and//or methods, thus enabling the reader to make an informed decision about whether or not they wish to pursue the topic further. The book as a whole is also very well referenced and this makes it a source of essential information for students and researchers with an interest in qualitative health psychology' - Health Psychology Update This book explains the role of qualitative research within health psychology. Theories and methods from a qualitative perspective are highly varied but, in general, differ from the po