The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology
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The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology

About this book

The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology represents a landmark work in the field, gathering together in a single volume contributions from an internationally renowned group of scholars. It provides a definitive, one-stop, authoritative guide to the major themes and debates in health psychology, both past and present, and should in time become a classic reference work for a wide, international readership.

Its coverage is comprehensive, both traditional and innovative, and reflects the latest in global health psychology research from a wide perspective. This includes the latest work in epidemiology of health and illness, health-related cognitions, chronic illness, interventions in changing health behaviour, research methods in health psychology and biological mechanisms of health and disease. As a result its potential as an authoritative entry point to those new to the discipline as well as those already working inside it is very high. Given its breadth of content and accessibility, the Handbook will be indispensable for advanced students as well as researchers.

Expertly organized by editors of international stature, and authored by a similar team of luminaries in the field, this single volume Handbook is an essential purchase for individuals and librarians worldwide.

Advisory Editors:

Professor Karen Matthews PhD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Prof. Dr. Ralf Schwarzer

Freie Universität Berlin

Professor Shelley Taylor PhD

UCLA

Professor Jane Wardle

University College London

Professor Robert West

St. George?s Hospital Medical School

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Yes, you can access The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology by Stephen Sutton, Andrew Baum, Marie Johnston, Stephen Sutton,Andrew Baum,Marie Johnston in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9780761968498
eBook ISBN
9781847871640
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. 1 Context and Perspectives in Health Psychology
  4. 2 Epidemiology of Health and Illness: A Socio-Psycho-Physiological Perspective
  5. 3 Biological Mechanisms of Health and Disease
  6. 4 Determinants of Health-Related Behaviours: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
  7. 5 Health-Related Cognitions
  8. 6 Individual Differences, Health and Illness: The Role of Emotional Traits and Generalized Expectancies
  9. 7 Stress, Health and Illness
  10. 8 Living with Chronic Illness: A Contextualized, Self-Regulation Approach
  11. 9 Lifespan, Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health Psychology
  12. 10 Communicating about Health Threats and Treatments
  13. 11 Applications in Health Psychology: How Effective Are Interventions?
  14. 12 Research Methods in Health Psychology
  15. 13 Assessment and Measurement in Health Psychology
  16. 14 Professional Issues in Health Psychology
  17. Index