Health psychology in action / / edited by Mark Forshaw and David Sheffield

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetto topico: Clinical health psychology
• Classificazione: PSY024000
• Altri autori: ForshawMark SheffieldDavid <1967->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Health Psychology in Action; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Applying Health Psychology to Dentistry: 'People, Not Teeth'; 2 Promoting the Application of Health Psychology in Primary Health Care; 3 Health Psychology in the NHS: The Long andWinding Road . . .; 4 A Journey into Health Psychology and Beyond; 5 Health Psychology in Cyberspace; 6 Working in Academia: A Different Kind of Practice, but Practice Nonetheless; 7 Shared Decision Making; 8 Writing, Training, Teaching, Researching, Consulting, Quality Assurance and the Kitchen Sink ; 9 What Are the Roles of a Health Psychologist in Clinical Practice? Defining Knowledge, Skills and Competencies10 Health Psychology: The Missing Ingredient from Health and Safety?; 11 Keeping Up Appearances in Health Psychology; 12 Social and Political Health Psychology in Action; 13 Tailoring Behavioural Support and Tailoring Health Psychology Careers; 14 Working with Chronic Pain; 15 Combining Practice and Academia as a Health Psychologist; 16 Health Psychologists in Action -Working for the Pharmaceutical Industry ; 17 The Rapid Growth of Health Psychology in Medical Schools and Clinical Practice18 The Lived Experience of a Qualitative Health Psychologist; 19 Health Psychology in Sickle Cell and Other Long-Term Haematological Conditions; 20 Afterword; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "A definitive guide to the growing field of health psychology, which showcases contributions from academics and professionals working at the cutting edge of their discipline. Explores the field of modern health psychology, its latest developments, and how it fits into the contexts of modern healthcare, industry and academia Offers practical, real-world examples and applications for psychological theory in health care settings Provides a timely resource to support the new HPC registration of health and other psychologists Includes contributions from practitioners in a wide range of health care settings who share their own vivid personal experiences, as well as more general guidance to applying theory in practice"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Health psychology in action
• ISBN: 1-119-94217-9; 9786613616623; 1-119-94328-0; 1-280-58679-6; 1-119-94327-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817379303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II