3rd Edition
Health Psychology
Preface
1. Introduction to health psychology
Part 1. Biological Bases of Health and Illness
2. Biopsychosocial Pathways to Health and illness
Part 2. Stress and Health
3. Stress Theory and Research
4. Stress and Health in Context
Part 3. Coping Resources: Social Support and Individual Differences
5. Coping and Social Support
6. Personality and Health
Part 4. Motivation and Behaviour
7. Health Cognitions and Health Behaviours
8. Changing Cognitions to Establish Motivation
9. Changing Behaviour: Intervention Design and Evaluation
Part 5. Applied Health Psychology
10. Working with Clients and Patients
11. Applying Psychology to Improve Health Services
References
Biography
Charles Abraham is an applied Health Psychologist specialising in translational health research, a registered practising Health Psychologist in the UK and a Professor of Psychology Applied to Health at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Conner is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Fiona Jones is formerly a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Daryl O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
