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Health Psychology
Annabel K. Broome
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Description for Health Psychology
Paperback. Health psychology is developing at a rapid pace, reflecting changes in consumer expectations and developments in the understanding of the effects of psychological processes on health. This book considers the processes that contribute to illness, such as stress and existing health beliefs. Num Pages: 498 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 783.
ANNABEL K. BROOME The importance of psychological processes in the experience of health and sickness is being increasingly recognized. There is mounting evidence for the role of personal behaviour in current trends of morbidity and mortality, which is reflected in rapid and significant developments in psychological research. Patterns of illness and death have changed in recent years, with concurrent changes in demands on health services, the skills of carers and the adjustments of the sick person. It is within this changing scene that clinical and health psychologists are becoming increasingly involved in applied research into the prevention or alleviation of ... Read more
ANNABEL K. BROOME The importance of psychological processes in the experience of health and sickness is being increasingly recognized. There is mounting evidence for the role of personal behaviour in current trends of morbidity and mortality, which is reflected in rapid and significant developments in psychological research. Patterns of illness and death have changed in recent years, with concurrent changes in demands on health services, the skills of carers and the adjustments of the sick person. It is within this changing scene that clinical and health psychologists are becoming increasingly involved in applied research into the prevention or alleviation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412332005
SKU
V9780412332005
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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