The psychology of health : an introduction / / edited by Marian Pitts and Keith Phillips

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.019; 616/.001/9
• Soggetto topico: Clinical health psychology; Medicine and psychology
• Altri autori: PhillipsKeith <1951-> PittsMarian <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-389) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; An introduction to health psychology; Psychophysiology, health and illness; Stress and coping; PATIENT BEHAVIOUR AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS; The medical consultation; The experience of treatment; Pain: psychological aspects; HEALTH ISSUES; Social drugs: effects upon health; The primary prevention of AIDS; Decision making for contraception and abortion; Essential hypertension; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Nutrition, exercise and health ; CancerWIDER SOCIAL ISSUES; Child health, illness and family influences; Social circumstances, inequalities and health; Glossary; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: Completely revised and updated second edition of this classic text which contains additional chapters on cancer, nutrition and exercise, social drugs and the impact of social inequalities upon health.
• Titolo autorizzato: The psychology of health
• ISBN: 1-134-74868-X; 0-203-44174-5; 1-281-32569-4; 9786611325695; 1-134-74869-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783955103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II