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