An introduction to health psychology / / Val Morrison and Paul Bennett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910153239703321
• Autore: Morrison Val <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Harlow, England : , : Pearson Education Limited, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-292-12944-1
• Edizione: [Fourth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (676 pages) : color illustrations
• Disciplina: 616.0019
• Soggetti: Clinical health psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [547]-641) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- PART I BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY -- Chapter 1 What is health? -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- What is health? Changing perspectives -- Individual, cultural and lifespan perspectives on health -- What is health psychology? -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2 Health inequalities -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Health differentials -- Minority status and health -- Gender and health -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Health-risk behaviour -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- What is health behaviour? -- Smoking, drinking and illicit drug use -- Unprotected sexual behaviour -- Unhealthy diet -- Obesity -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Health-protective behaviour -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Adherence behaviour -- Healthy diet -- Exercise -- Health-screening behaviour -- Immunisation behaviour -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Explaining health behaviour -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Distal influences on health behaviour -- Models of health behaviour -- Sociocognitive models of behaviour change -- Stage models of behaviour change -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 6 Changing behaviour: mechanisms and approaches -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Developing public health interventions -- Strategies for changing risk behaviour -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 7 Preventing health problems -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Working with individuals ; -- Using the mass media -- Environmental interventions -- Public health programmes -- Using new technology -- Summary -- Further reading -- PART II BECOMING ILL -- Chapter 8 The body in health and illness -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- The behavioural anatomy of the brain.; The autonomic nervous system -- The immune system -- The digestive system -- The cardiovascular system -- The respiratory system -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 9 Symptom perception, interpretation and response -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- How do we become aware of the sensations of illness? -- Symptom perception -- Symptom interpretation -- Planning and taking action: responding to symptoms -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 10 The consultation and beyond -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- The medical consultation -- Factors that influence the process of consultation -- Moving beyond the consultation -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 11 Stress, health and illness: theory -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Concepts of stress -- Types of stress -- Stress as a physiological response -- The stress and illness link -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 12 Stress and illness moderators -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Coping defined -- Stress, personality and illness -- Stress and cognitions -- Stress and emotions -- Social support and stress -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 13 Managing stress -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Stress theory: a quick review -- Stress management training -- The third wave therapies -- Preventing stress -- Minimising stress in hospital settings -- Summary -- Further reading -- PART III BEING ILL -- Chapter 14 The impact and outcomes of illness: patient perspective -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- The impact of illness -- Coping with illness -- Illness and quality of life -- Measuring quality of life -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 15 The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Illness: a family affair -- Expectancies of care.; Family systems and family members -- Consequences of caring for the caregiver -- Influences on caring outcomes -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 16 Pain -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- The experience of pain -- Biological models of pain -- A psychobiological theory of pain -- Future understandings of pain: the neuromatrix -- Helping people to cope with pain -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 17 Improving health and quality of life -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- Coping with chronic illness -- Reducing distress -- Managing illness -- Preventing disease progression -- Summary -- Further reading -- PART IV FUTURES -- Chapter 18 Futures -- Learning outcomes -- Chapter outline -- The need for theory-driven practice -- Getting evidence into practice -- Summary -- Further reading -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This fourth edition retains the highly praised approach of previous editions, with each chapter providing an overview of the theory and research before moving on to explore applications and intervention practice. The primary goals of health psychologists are to describe, predict and then to intervene and this book continues to reflect that process.