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Summary
Summary
Now in its second edition, Health Psychology is substantially revised and updated to offer the greatest coverage of this rapidly expanding discipline. Updated edition which provides students with a critical, thought-provoking and comprehensive introduction to the discipline Clearly and critically outlines the major areas of theory and research Chapters written by world-leading health psychologists Includes end-of-chapter discussion points and an extensive glossary of terms
Author Notes
David French is Professor of Health Psychology in the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions at Coventry University. He is currently an Associate Editor for both Psychology & Health and the British Journal of Health Psychology , and is on the editorial board of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Kavita Vedhara is Professor of Health Psychology at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. She is currently the Co-editor of the British Journal of Health Psychology , Research Sub-Committee Chair for the British Psychological Society's Division of Health Psychology, and is on the Editorial Board of Health Psychology .
Ad A. Kaptein is Professor of Medical Psychology at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), The Netherlands. His research focuses on patients with chronic illness. He was Editor-in-Chief of Psychology & Health (1992-2000), and President of the European Health Psychology Society (2000-2002).
John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. He was founding Editor of Psychology & Health and is currently an Associate Editor for Chronic Illness and for the Journal of Psychosomatic Research , as well as being on the Editorial Board of both Health Psychology and Health Psychology Review .
Table of Contents
| List of Contributors |
| 1 Health Psychology: Introduction to Second EditionDavid P. French and Kavita Vedhara and Ad A. Kaptein and John Weinman |
| Part I Health-Related Behaviour |
| 2 The Role of Behaviour in HealthAndrew Steptoe and Benjamin Gardner and Jane Wardle |
| 3 SmokingLion Shahab and Robert West |
| 4 Physical ActivityStuart J.H. Biddle |
| 5 Eating BehaviourJane Ogden |
| 6 Alcohol and Drug UseRichard Hammersley |
| 7 Sexual Health and BehaviourJeffrey T. Parsons and Brooke E. Wells |
| Part II Theoretical Approaches to Health Behaviour Change |
| 8 Interventions to Change Health-Related Behaviour PatternsCharles Abraham |
| 9 The Impact of Perceived Risk on Risk-Reducing BehavioursAlison J. Wright |
| 10 Using Social Cognition Models to Develop Health Behaviour Interventions: The Theory of Planned Behaviour as an ExampleStephen Sutton |
| 11 Stage Models of Behaviour ChangeFalko F. Sniehotta and Robert Aunger |
| Part III Cognition, Emotion, Behaviour and Health Care |
| 12 Illness-Related Cognition and BehaviourLinda D. Cameron and Rona Moss-Morris |
| 13 Symptom Perception and Help SeekingSuzanne E. Scott |
| 14 Adherence to Advice and TreatmentRob Horne and Jane Clatworthy |
| 15 Health-Care Professional Behaviour: Enhancing Evidence-Based Health CareJill Francis and Marie Johnston |
| 16 Psychological Interventions in Chronic IllnessAlison J. Wearden and Chris Bundy |
| 17 Screening and PreventionKate Brain |
| 18 Hospitalisation and Stressful Medical ProceduresKim G. Smolderen and Ad Vingerhoets |
| Part IV Psychological Aspects of Health and Illness |
| 19 Stress, Health and Illness: The Effects of Prolonged Physiological Activity and Perseverative CognitionJulian F. Thayer and Jos F. Brosschot |
| 20 PsychoneuroimmunologyElizabeth Broadbent and Patricia Loft |
| 21 Coping with StressJoshua M. Smyth and Kelly B. Filipkowski |
| 22 Social SupportRalf Schwarzer and Nina Knoll |
| 23 Personality, Health and IllnessDeborah J. Wiebe and Linda M. Drew and Andrea Croom |
| 24 PainH. Clare Daniel and Amanda C.de C. Williams |
| 25 DisabilityDiane Dixon and Marie Johnston |
| 26 Quality of LifeHannah McGee and Lena Ring |
| Part V Lifespan, Gender and Sociocultural Perspectives |
| 27 Sociocultural Aspects of Health and IllnessAyse K. Uskul |
| 28 Gender, Health and IllnessMyra S. Hunter and Magdalene Rosairo |
| 29 Developmental and Family FactorsEmily Arden-Close and Christine Eiser |
| 30 Ageing, Health and IllnessFrank Penedo and Madeline Hernandez and Jason Dahn |
| 31 Palliative and End-of-Life CareSue Hall and Sheila Payne |
| Index |
