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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457243603321

Autore

Stroebe Wolfgang

Titolo

Social psychology and health [[electronic resource] /] / Wolfgang Stoebe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire, : McGraw Hill / Open University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-15272-X

9786613152725

0-335-24052-6

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Collana

Mapping social psychology

Disciplina

155.9

302

Soggetti

Clinical health psychology

Social medicine

Social psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Praise for this book; Contents; Preface; 1 Changing conceptions of health and illness; 2 Determinants of health behaviour: deliberate and automatic instigation of action; 3 Beyond persuasion: the modification of health behaviour; 4 Behaviour and health: excessive appetites; 5 Behaviour and health: self-protection; 6 Stress and health; 7 Moderators of the stress-health relationship; 8 The role of social psychology in health promotion; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Adverts; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book applies the most recent social psychological research to health psychology. It argues for an integrative approach that combines psychological, economic and environmental interventions in order to change health impairing behaviour patterns.