The psychology of health : an introduction / edited by Marian Pitts and Keith Phillips.

ISBN:

9780203441749

9780415150248

9780415150231

9781134748693

Title:

The psychology of health : an introduction / edited by Marian Pitts and Keith Phillips.

Author:

Pitts, Marian, 1948-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 410 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; An introduction to health psychology; Psychophysiology, health and illness; Stress and coping; PATIENT BEHAVIOUR AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS; The medical consultation; The experience of treatment; Pain: psychological aspects; HEALTH ISSUES; Social drugs: effects upon health; The primary prevention of AIDS; Decision making for contraception and abortion; Essential hypertension; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Nutrition, exercise and health.

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Subject Term:

Clinical health psychology.

Medicine and psychology.

Added Author:

Pitts, Marian, 1948-

Phillips, Keith, 1951-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

1998

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

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Summary

The first edition of The Psychology of Health has become the standard recommended text for many courses. This completely revised and updated second edition contains new material in all chapters and has several additional chapters on such topics as cancer, nutrition and exercise, social drugs, and the impact of social inequalities upon health. The Psychology of Health will continue to be invaluable for students of health psychology and related fields, including nursing, social work, community care and health studies.
The Psychology of Health, second edition, is:
* comprehensive: its four parts cover the scope and ambition of health psychology, acute and chronic illness, hospitalisation and the management of disease, primary prevention and health promotion, the importance of the family and the wider social context for health
* user-friendly: includes tables, figures and boxes with discussion ideas and questions in each chapter. Prefaces to each part, key point summaries and a glossary of terms give students a useful framework for revision
* clearly written by an experienced team involved in undergraduate teaching
* a source for further study: with annotated guides to reading and an extensive bibliography.

Author Notes

Marian Pitts is Professor of Psychology at Staffordshire University. Previously she worked in Africa and has taught at the universities of East London, Tennessee and Zimbabwe. She is author of The Psychology of Preventive Health (1996). Keith Phillips is Professor of Psychology and Head of the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Westminster. Both have published widely in the area of health psychology.

Part 1 Introduction

An Introduction to Health Psychology

Psychophysiology, Health and Illness

Stress and Coping

Part 2 Patient Behaviour and the Management of Illness

The Medical Consultation

The Experience of Treatment

Pain: Psychological Aspects

Part 3 Health Issues

Social Drugs: Effects upon Health

The Primary Prevention of AIDS

Decision Making for Contraception and Abortion

Essential Hypertension

Coronary Heart Disease

Diabetes

Nutrition, Exercise and Health

Cancer

Part 4 Wider Social Issues

Child Health, Illness and Family Influences

Social Circumstances, Inequalities and Health

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