Health psychology :

Health psychology : theory, research and practice / David F. Marks, Michael Murray, Brian Evans & Emee Vida Estacio. - 4th edition. - Los Angeles: Sage, 2015. - xiii, 640 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 542-626) and index.

Part 1: Health psychology in context. Health psychology: an introduction -- Macro-social influences -- Social justice -- Culture and health -- A-Z of research methods and issues in health psychology -- Part 2: Health behaviour and experience. Sexual health: theories, models and interventions -- Food, diets and obesity -- Alcohol and drinking -- Tobacco and smoking -- Physical activity and exercise -- Part 3: Health promotion and disease prevention. Information, communication and health literacy -- Stress and coping -- Screening and immunization -- Health promotion -- Part 4: Illness experience and health care. Lay representations of illness -- Illness and personality -- Medicine taking: adherence and resistance -- Pain and pain control -- Cancer and chronic diseases.

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Clinical health psychology.
Health Behavior.
Behavioral Medicine--methods.
Health Promotion.
Preventive Medicine.
Risk Factors.
Behavioral Medicine--methods.
Health Behavior.
Health Promotion.
Preventive Medicine.
Risk Factors.
Clinical health psychology.
Gesundheitspsychologie.
Santé--Psychologie clinique.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Promotion de la santé--Aspect psychologique.

R726.7 / HEA 2015

616.0019

2015 G-082 W 85