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Foundations of Health Psychology
Ron Roberts
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Description for Foundations of Health Psychology
Paperback. What is health psychology? Do states of mind influence health? How do people cope with illness and poor health? How does the relationship between an individual and the society around them affect their health? This work provides a critical examination of the field of health psychology. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 608.
What is Health Psychology? Do states of mind influence health? How do people cope with illness and poor health? How does the relationship between an individual and the society around them affect their health?
Foundations of Health Psychology provides a critical and up-to-date examination of the field of health psychology, examining the key ideas behind this emerging discipline and its subsequent development. Posing fundamental questions about the relationship between psychology and the wider cultural and social forces which shape theory and practice, the text encourages and develops critical thinking.
What is Health Psychology? Do states of mind influence health? How do people cope with illness and poor health? How does the relationship between an individual and the society around them affect their health?
Foundations of Health Psychology provides a critical and up-to-date examination of the field of health psychology, examining the key ideas behind this emerging discipline and its subsequent development. Posing fundamental questions about the relationship between psychology and the wider cultural and social forces which shape theory and practice, the text encourages and develops critical thinking.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333738580
SKU
V9780333738580
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99-10
About Ron Roberts
RON ROBERTS is a Chartered Health Psychologist, a Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and an Associate Lecturer for the Open University. His principal research interests include social inequalities in health and quality of life, and he has published over fifty articles. ANTHONY TOWELL is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Course Leader for MSc Health Psychology at ... Read more
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