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Health Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice
Health Psychology Theory Research and Practice Author:Brian Evans, Carla Willig, Michael Murray, David F. Marks This major new textbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive account of the health psychology field, focusing on core topics such as health and the individual, stress and coping, the linking of health psychology to experiences of health and illness.The key features of Health Psychology are: - Its strong coverage of the entire hea... more »lth psychology discipline- Its international and interdisciplinary appeal- It responds uniquely to a changing world where psychological processes need to be understood in relation to effective methods of disease prevention and health promotion- It illustrates health psychology's relevance to the understanding of the cultural, political and economic roots of behaviour and experience.Health Psychology is written in a lively and accessible style, and will serve as essential reading for both senior undergraduates and masters students taking health psychology courses and may be used as part of nursing and medical degrees.« less