Health Psychology Theory, Research and Practice, Fourth Edition
David F Marks
London, UK
Michael Murray
Keele University, UK
Brian Evans
Middlesex University, UK
Emee Vida Estacio
Keele University, UK
Hardcover
20-05-2015
ISBN: 9781446295069 £120.00
Electronic Version
12-06-2015
ISBN: 9781473927599
Paperback
12-05-2015
ISBN: 9781446295076 £37.99
Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice is valued for its breadth of coverage, its wide international focus and its critical orientation. The 4th edition brings concepts and research to life with more learning features and digital enhancements. New to the 4th edition: • A chapter on dieting and obesity •Additional material added on stress and coping, doctor-patient communication, death, dying, bereavement and quality of life •A fully updated companion website which includes a selection of full-text journal articles from SAGE journals, including the Journal of Health Psychology, a self-test quiz, a flipcard glossary and video clips per chapter.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT Chapter 1: Health psychology: an introduction Chapter 2: Macro-social influences Chapter 3: Social justice Chapter 4: Culture and health Chapter 5: A-Z of research methods and issues in health psychology PART II: HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND EXPERIENCE Chapter 6: Sexual health: Theories, models and interventions Chapter 7: Food, diets and obesity Chapter 8: Alcohol and drinking Chapter 9: Tobacco and smoking Chapter 10: Physical activity and exercise PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION Chapter 11: Information, communication and health literacy Chapter 12: Stress and coping Chapter 13: Screening and Immunization Chapter 14: Health promotion PART IV: ILLNESS EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH CARE Chapter 15: Lay representations of illness Chapter 16: Illness and personality Chapter 17: Medicine taking: Adherence and resistance Chapter 18: Pain and pain control
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Health Psychology Theory, Research and Practice, Fourth Edition Chapter 19: Cancer and chronic diseases
FEATURES/NEW TO THIS EDITION Ch 7- food, diets, obesity Smaller focus on health literacy (no longer whole chapter but part of Communication chapter) –makes more sense for course mapping Less focus on community approaches- again, wasn’t crucial to course. Instead, more general ‘Health promotion’ chapter More on Lifespan issues, such as Death, Dying and Bereavement along with Quality of Life More on Stress and Coping. More on Doctor-Patient Communication New figures Key terms set out at the end of chapters (as well as in glossary) New to c/w: 20 Multiple-Choice Questions and 3 Short-Answer Questions per chapter for the Instructor’s Manual. 10 Multiple-Choice Questions per chapter for the student self-assessment quiz. Flipcard Glossary One revised video clip per chapter of authors discussing the key ideas of each chapter Case studies from book
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