An introduction to health psychology / Val Morrison and Paul Bennett

CONTENT INCLUDES:

PART I: BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY
Chapter 1. What is health?
Chapter 2. Health inequalities
Chapter 3. Health-risk behaviour
Chapter 4. Health-protective behaviour
Chapter 5. Explaining health behaviour
Chapter 6. Changing behavior: mechanisms and approaches
Chapter 7. Preventing health problems;

PART II: BECOMING ILL
Chapter 8. The body in health and illness
Chapter 9. Symptom perception, interpretation and response
Chapter 10. The consultation and beyond
Chapter 11. Stress, health and illness: theory
Chapter 12. Stress and illness moderators
Chapter 13. Managing stress;

PART III: BEING ILL
Chapter 14. The impact and outcomes of illness
Chapter 15. The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers
Chapter 16. Pain
Chapter 17. Improving health and quality of life;

PART IV: FUTURES
Chapter 18. Futures.

Includes bibliographical references and index.