Health Psychology

Now in its second edition, Health Psychology is substantially revised and updated to offer the greatest coverage of this rapidly expanding discipline. Updated edition which provides students with a critical, thought-provoking and comprehensive introduction to the discipline Clearly and critically outlines the major areas of theory and research Chapters written by world-leading health psychologists Includes end-of-chapter discussion points and an extensive glossary of terms

David French is Professor of Health Psychology in the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions at Coventry University. He is currently an Associate Editor for both Psychology & Health and the British Journal of Health Psychology, and is on the editorial board of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Kavita Vedhara is Professor of Health Psychology at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. She is currently the Co-editor of the British Journal of Health Psychology, Research Sub-Committee Chair for the British Psychological Society’s Division of Health Psychology, and is on the Editorial Board of Health Psychology.

Ad A. Kaptein is Professor of Medical Psychology at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), The Netherlands. His research focuses on patients with chronic illness. He was Editor-in-Chief of Psychology & Health (1992–2000), and President of the European Health Psychology Society (2000–2002).

John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. He was founding Editor of Psychology & Health and is currently an Associate Editor for Chronic Illness and for the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, as well as being on the Editorial Board of both Health Psychology and Health Psychology Review.

List of Contributors
Health Psychology: Introduction to Second Edition
Health-Related Behaviour
The Role of Behaviour in Health
Smoking
Physical Activity
Eating Behaviour
Alcohol and Drug Use
Sexual Health and Behaviour
Theoretical Approaches to Health Behaviour Change
Interventions to Change Health-Related Behaviour Patterns
The Impact of Perceived Risk on Risk-Reducing Behaviours
Using Social Cognition Models to Develop Health Behaviour Interventions: The Theory of Planned Behaviour as an Example
Stage Models of Behaviour Change
Cognition, Emotion, Behaviour and Health Care
Illness-Related Cognition and Behaviour
Symptom Perception and Help Seeking
Adherence to Advice and Treatment
Health-Care Professional Behaviour: Enhancing Evidence-Based Health Care
Psychological Interventions in Chronic Illness
Screening and Prevention
Hospitalisation and Stressful Medical Procedures
Psychological Aspects of Health and Illness
Stress, Health and Illness: The Effects of Prolonged Physiological Activity and Perseverative Cognition
Psychoneuroimmunology
Coping with Stress
Social Support
Personality, Health and Illness
Pain
Disability
Quality of Life
Lifespan, Gender and Sociocultural Perspectives
Sociocultural Aspects of Health and Illness
Gender, Health and Illness
Developmental and Family Factors
Ageing, Health and Illness
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Index
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