Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781529723076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 704 str.

David F. Marks; Michael Murray; Emee Vida Estacio

Opis

Provides students with the tools they need to evaluate and critically appraise theory and research before it can be applied practically. Using the most up-to-date research available, the sixth edition places an emphasis on the real-world application of health psychology, demonstrating how theory learnt in the classroom influences public policy.

 

Spis treści

Part 1: Health Psychology in the Context of Biology, Society and Methodology
Chapter 1: Health Psychology: An Introduction
Chapter 2: The Nervous, Endocrine and Immune Systems and the Principle of Homeostasis
Chapter 3: Genetics, Epigenetics and Early Life Development
Chapter 4: Macro-social Influences
Chapter 5: Social Justice
Chapter 6: Culture and Health
Chapter 7: An A-Z of Research Methods and Issues Relevant to Health Psychology
Part 2: Theories, Models, and Interventions for Health Behaviour Change
Chapter 8: Theories, Models and Interventions for Health Behaviour Change
Chapter 9: Sexual Health
Chapter 10: Food, Eating and Obesity
Chapter 11: Alcohol and Drinking
Chapter 12: Tobacco and Smoking
Chapter 13: Physical Activity and Exercise
Part 3: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Chapter 14: Information, Communication and Health Literacy
Chapter 15: Screening and Immunization
Chapter 16: Health Promotion
Chapter 17: Stress and Disease Prevention
Part 4: Illness Experience and Health Care
Chapter 18: Illness and Personality
Chapter 19: Pain and Pain Control
Chapter 20: Cancer
Chapter 21: Coronary Heart Disease
Chapter 22: HIV Infection and AIDS: The Pinnacle of Stigma and Victim Blaming
Chapter 23: Long-term Conditions: Diabetes and ME/CFS
Chapter 24: End-of-Life Care, Dying and Death

O autorze

DAVID F. MARKS was born in Petersfield, England and lives in Provence, France. David graduated from the University of Reading and completed his PhD in mathematical psychology at the University of Sheffield. He held positions at the University of Otago, New Zealand and at University College London. He served as Head of the School of Psychology at Middlesex Polytechnic, and as Head of the Department of Psychology at City, University of London, UK. As a Visiting Professor, he carried out research in the Department of Neurosurgery at Hamamatsu School of Medicine and at the Department of Psychology,  at Kyushu University, in Japan, at the Universities of Oregon and Washington, in the USA, and taught health psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Tromsø,  in Norway. In addition to five previous editions of this book, David has published 25 books including: The Psychology of the Psychic (1980, with R. Kammann), Theories of Image Formation (1986), Imagery: Current Developments (1990, with J.T.E. Richardson and P. Hampson), The Quit For Life Programme: An Easier Way to Stop Smoking and Not Start Again (1993), Improving the Health of the Nation (1996, with C. Francome), Dealing with Dementia: Recent European Research (2000, with C.M. Sykes), The Psychology of the Psychic (revised edition, 2000), The Health Psychology Reader (2002), Research Methods for Clinical and Health Psychology (2004, with L. Yardley), Overcoming Your Smoking Habit (2005), Obesity: Comfort vs. Discontent (2016),  Stop Smoking Now (2017), A General Theory of Behaviour (2018) and The Psychology of the Paranormal: Exploring Anomalous Experience (2020).

 

 

 

MICHAEL MURRAY is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Keele University, UK, where he was Head of the School of Psychology. Previously, he was Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Memorial University, Canada, and held positions at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London, UK and at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He has published over 200 books, chapters, journal articles and reports on various issues in social and health psychology. His previous books include Smoking Among Young Adults (1988, with L. Jarrett, A.V. Swan and R. Rumen), Qualitative Health Psychology: Theories and Methods (1999, with K. Chamberlain) and Critical Health Psychology (2004, 2015). He also edited with Kerry Chamberlain the collection New Directions in Health Psychology (Vols. 1-5) (2015) and with Liz Peel and Carol Holland Psychologies of Ageing: Theory, Research and Practice (2018). Michael has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Psychology and of Psychology and Health and an editorial board member of Health Psychology Open, Health Psychology Review, Psychology, Health and Medicine and Arts and Health. He was Chair of the Health Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association for which he edited Canadian Health Psychologist/Psychologue Canadien de la Santé and a founding member of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Canadian Psychological Association and the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2017 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society.  His current research interests include the use of participatory and arts-based methods to promote social engagement among older people.

EMEE VIDA ESTACIO is a chartered psychologist, author, speaker, life transformation and health promotion specialist. Originally from the Philippines, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology (magna cum laude) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman and her MSc and PhD in Health Psychology at City University London. She previously held positions at the University of East London and Keele