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Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Deborah Fish Ragin
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Description for Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 42 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMB; MBNH9; MJCJ2; MMJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191. .
This textbook takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology. It examines five systems that affect individual health outcomes: individual, family/community, social/physical environment, healthcare systems, and health policy. While grounded in psychology, it incorporates perspectives from anthropology, biology, economics, environmental studies, medicine, public health, and sociology. The social ecological perspective on health psychology creates a depth of understanding of the diverse facets of health. This text also examines health from a global perspective by exploring the impact of infectious and chronic illnesses locally, regionally and globally. This new ... Read more
This textbook takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology. It examines five systems that affect individual health outcomes: individual, family/community, social/physical environment, healthcare systems, and health policy. While grounded in psychology, it incorporates perspectives from anthropology, biology, economics, environmental studies, medicine, public health, and sociology. The social ecological perspective on health psychology creates a depth of understanding of the diverse facets of health. This text also examines health from a global perspective by exploring the impact of infectious and chronic illnesses locally, regionally and globally. This new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138201309
SKU
V9781138201309
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Ref
99-2
About Deborah Fish Ragin
Deborah Fish Ragin is Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University. She served as an Assistant Professor on the faculties of Hunter College, City University of New York, and as Assistant Research Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (now the Icahn School of Medicine) before joining Montclair State. She also served as an American Psychological Association Representative to ... Read more
Reviews for Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach
'There is no better health psychology book on the market with an ecological perspective.' -Ellen Langer, Harvard University, USA 'Within the pages of Ragin's Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 3rd edition, the fascinating complexity of human health is depicted through a social ecological framework that seamlessly integrates the many individual, social, institutional, and structural factors ... Read more