Health Psychology: Edition 3
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Divided into five parts, the book looks at the biological bases of health and illness, stress and health, coping resources, motivation and behaviour, and applied health psychology. The third edition has been revised to highlight:
• Current research on the biological processes that underpin stress and illness.
• How stress can be best managed at individual, organisational and community levels.
• The ways people’s beliefs and attitudes shape motivation and behaviour.
• How health promotion can effectively change beliefs and attitudes to promote health behavior change.
• The implications of current health psychology research for services.
• How health psychology research can improve healthcare practice.
• Looking at the roles of practitioner health psychologists.
The book is supported by useful in-text features including boxes that highlight key issues, activity boxes and essay questions to engage readers in applying what they have learned from research, and suggestions for further reading to encourage further study.
With its clear structure and ability to eloquently link theory to real-world application, this is the perfect primer for both undergraduates studying health psychology for the first time, and those embarking on postgraduate study in this exciting field.
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Charles Abraham is an applied Health Psychologist specialising in translational health research, a registered practising Health Psychologist in the UK and a Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Conner is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Fiona Jones is formerly a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Daryl O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
