Basic Sciences, Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychology - Theory, History & Research, Clinical Medicine
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Overview
The first edition of The Psychology of Health was very well received and has become the standard recommended text for many courses. This completely revised and updated second edition contains new material in all chapters and has several additional chapters on suchtopics as cancer, nutrition and exercise, social drugs, and the impact of social inequalities upon health. This edition also contains annotated further reading, a glossary of key terms, boxes with ideas and questions for seminar topics, helpful revision points in chapter summaries and an
extensive bibliography.
Incl. cancer, nutrition & exercise, social drugs, impact of social inequalities, acute & chronic illness etc.
Editorials
Booknews
A textbook for a graduate or undergraduate course for students of psychology, and such related disciplines as nursing and occupational therapy. Introduces the traditional aspects of health psychology, such as pain and heart disease, and includes newer aspects such as abortion, AIDS, and chronic diseases. Also discusses health risks for psychologists. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 2, 1991
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Pages
304
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415041140