Health Psychology: A Textbook

by JaneOgden (Author)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.82

  This third edition has now been extensively updated and considerably strengthened in a number of key areas...it provides a clear, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of a wide range of research and theory...it clearly deserves to maintain its place as the number one choice of health psychology textbook. - John Weinman, King's College, London. Praise for the previous edition include: The volume of work undertaken by Ogden for the first edition of her textbook was impressive, and the second edition is even better...As a text aimed at undergraduate psychology students, it is hard to fault. - Times Higher Education Supplement ( The Textbook Guide ). Health Psychology: A Textbook has made a major contribution to the teaching and study of this rapidly expanding discipline. Maintaining its strong review of theory and research and its details of behaviours such as smoking, exercise, eating and screening, the third edition has been substantially revised to provide increased coverage of the biological aspects of health and illness.This book now provides the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the field. Many new features have been incorporated into this edition to further aid students and teachers, including: additional, entirely new chapter on stress; now two chapters address this key topic; expanded and improved section on psychoneuroimmunology (PNI); expanded chapter on pain; new section on the consequences of coronary heart disease (CHD) and rehabilitation of CHD patients; new chapter on eating behaviour; and new coverage of problems associated with social cognition models.The new two-colour layout has been designed with students in mind, including clear illustrations, boxed discussion points, and specific research boxes. New to this edition are: Online Learning Centre (OLC) with great materials for students and lecturers. The resources include further readings, Focus on Research boxes, web links, sample essay questions, chapter overviews, PowerPoint slides and an instructor resource manual. The OLC content enhances the learning experience for students and provides support for lecturers teaching the subject. Health Psychology: A Textbook is essential reading for all students and researchers of health psychology and for students of medicine, nursing and allied health courses.

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  Paperback
  2000

  $3.25

  This textbook has made a major contribution to the teaching and study of this rapidly expanding discipline. The second edition provides a truly accessible and comprehensive guide to all of the major topics in health psychology. It includes a new chapter on the measurement of health status and new sections on professional issues, recent developments in social cognition models, body dissatisfaction and dieting, causes of obesity and the measurement of pain. In addition, it has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent research. The introduction provides a historical and theoretical framework within which to study health psychology, and outlines how to make best use of this textbook. The book focuses on psychological theory and how it has been applied in the area of health. It explores how research can be used to influence and structure practice. A particular strength is the strong coverage of European research, as well as the US research which is the exclusive focus of many textbooks. The book has been designed specifically with the needs of teachers and students in mind. It can form the basis for a complete health psychology course. each chapter has been designed as the reading for a lecture and the book contains many special features to aid teaching and learning: focus on research sections describe specific studies which test theory; questions stimulate discussion and structure revision; assumption in health psychology are highlighted; chapter overviews provide outlines of structure, aims and key points; figures and diagrams put essential information at students' fingertips; further reading points to sources of further information and discussion; methodology glossary. The book should be of interest to all students and researchers of health psychology, and of students of medicine, nursing and allied health courses.