Health psychology : a textbook

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Health psychology : a textbook

Jane Ogden

Open University Press, 2007

4th ed

  • : hard
  • : pbk.

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Previous ed.: 2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-476) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"This fourth edition incorporates a number of substantive new topics, including a new chapter on women's health, as well as opportunities for the reader to critically examine key conceptual and methodological issues within each chapter. It remains clearly written and highly accessible and still deserves its place as the number one choice of health psychology textbook." - John Weinman, King's College, London The market leading textbook in the field, Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is essential reading for all students and researchers of health psychology. It will also be invaluable to students of medicine, nursing and allied health. Retaining the breadth of coverage, clarity and relevance that has made it a favourite with students and lecturers, this fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.New Features: New chapter on women's health issues, exploring recent research into pregnancy, miscarriage, birth, menopause and related areasNew "Problems" boxes analyse health psychology research and identify the shortcomings and limitations of research in the area Updated "Focus on Research" examples introduce you to contemporary topics and emerging areas for research in health psychology, including exercise, smoking and pain. The new edition includes new data, graphs and further reading plus suggestions about where you can access the most recent publications and other data Revised end-of-chapter review questions Online Learning Centre: www.openup.co.uk/ogden. The OLC hosts web links and multiple choice questions for students, plus supporting teaching resources including teaching tips and PowerPoint presentations for lecturers. Interested in accessing more research readings? Essential Readings in Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is a new collection of key papers brought together for the first time in one volume which complements Health Psychology: A Textbook 4/e and offers more detailed accounts of the issues covered in this text.

Table of Contents

Detailed table of contents List of figures and tables Preface to the third edition Guided tour Technology to enhance learning and teaching AcknowledgementsAn introduction to health psychology Health beliefs Illness cognitions Doctor-patient communication and the role of health professionals' health beliefs Smoking and alcohol use Eating behaviour Exercise Sex Screening Stress Stress and illness Pain Placebos and the interrelationship between beliefs, behaviour and health HIV and cancer: psychology throughout the course of illness (1) Obesity and coronary heart disease: psychology throughout the course of illness (2) Women's health issues Measuring health status: from mortality rates to quality of life The assumptions of health psychology Methodology glossary References Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA8247442X
  • ISBN
    • 9780335222643
    • 9780335222636
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Maidenhead
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxiii, 489 p.
  • Size
    27 cm
  • Classification
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