| Title:
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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE |
| By: |
David F. Marks, Michael Murray, Brian Evans |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£126.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446295060 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446295069 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
21 May, 2015 |
| Edition: |
4th Revised edition |
| Pages: |
656 |
| Description: |
Valued for its breadth of overall coverage, wide international focus as well as its critical orientation, the fourth edition of this textbook has been developed to meet the content needs of courses in an even more rounded manner, to bring the academic concepts and research to life for students through more textbook features and digital enhancements, and to widen its global perspective even further. |
| Synopsis: |
Health Psychology students will need to understand how to evaluate and critically-appraise the latest theory and research before it can be applied. This fully-revised and updated fourth edition takes a critical approach and places Health Psychology in a real-world context, enabling students to understand how public policy, theory and research can influence communities and individuals alike.The new edition includes:A new chapter on diet and obesityUpdated material on stress and coping, doctor-patient communication, death, dying, bereavement and quality of lifeIntroductions to the social, political and economic conditions that influence our health Breadth of coverage from social inequality through to chronic illness and screening An enhanced SAGE edge (TM) companion website (edge.sagepub.com/marks4e) with a suite of features to enhance students' learning experience. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |