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The Psychology of Health and Health Care: A Canadian Perspective, 6th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (August 4, 2022) © 2023

  • Deborah Hunt Matheson Vancouver Island University
  • David N. Cox Simon Fraser University
  • Gary Poole University of British Columbia

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For courses Health Psychology.

The Psychology of Health and Health Care focuses on understanding how biological (e.g., heredity, physiological systems), psychological (e.g., emotions, cognitions, beliefs, personality) and social (e.g., family, community) factors interact to affect health and disease. The main goals of the course are to develop a thorough understanding of the biopsychosocial approach to health, to gain knowledge of the different theories, research, and clinical interventions that relate to health psychology, and the role of psychology in preventing illness, promoting wellness and shaping health care policy.

The sixth edition of The Psychology of Health and Health Care: A Canadian Perspective is organized into major parts and chapters. The division of topics into major parts is a new addition to the book. You will see that we are continuing to place the work of health psychology in larger disciplinary and societal contexts, especially in Part 3 entitled Bigger Pictures: The Health of Populations. Chapters continue to be the traditionally used organizational elements. This book presents topics that are commonly found in most health psychology textbooks. Stress and coping, health communication, pain, and chronic and life-threatening illnesses are examples of such topics. However, this edition also contains chapters on some topics that are often covered in less detail by other texts. Examples include psychoneuroimmunology, health promotion, and health and physical activity.

New and updated features of this title

  • As the world shifts to a greater reliance on digital media, it is appropriate that this text evolves as well. This Sixth Canadian Edition is the first fully digital version of The Psychology of Health and Health Care: A Canadian Perspective. Instructors and students will find that, although the medium has changed, the content is fully consistent with prior editions.
  • New Chapter 11 Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Canada. Monique Auger has joined us and contributed what we believe is an extremely important topic and one that is too often neglected. The material in this chapter includes a discussion of the impact of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples’ health, some of the structural determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ health, and a description of the holistic relationship between culture, land, and health for Indigenous Peoples.
  • The sixth edition includes cutting-edge research in health psychology, both locally and globally, and incorporates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  1. Welcome to Health Psychology
  2. Stress and Coping
  3. Psychoneuroimmunology
  4. Health Communication
  5. Health and Physical Activity
  6. Health-Compromising Behaviours
  7. Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses
  8. Pain
  9. The World of Health Care: Places, Procedures, and People
  10. From one to many: Health on a Large Scale
  11. Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada
  12. Health Promotion

Gary Poole is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health in the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. He has won numerous awards for his teaching, and he is Past President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In addition to his publications in the area of health psychology, he is the co-author of “Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education” (Bates, A.W., & Poole, G. (2003). Effective teaching with technology in higher education: Foundations for Success. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.)

Deborah Hunt Matheson is Chair of the Department of Psychology at Vancouver Island University. She received her B.A. (Hons) from Simon Fraser University and did her M.A. and Ph.D. graduate work at the University of Victoria. Her research interests are in health psychology, especially on factors that motivate people to commit to an exercise program. In addition, she is interested in communication in the medical setting. Her research has been published in journals such as Behavioral Medicine; the British Journal of Health Psychology; the Canadian Journal of Communication; the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology; Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science; Psychology and Health; Psychology, Health and Medicine; and the Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

David N. Cox is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University where he has just completed a term as the Director of Clinical Training. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Clinical Psychology. His research and applied interests currently focus on health psychology, human performance, and sport psychology. He is currently the Chair of the Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia. His most recent research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, the International Journal of Mental health and Addictions, the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, and the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Contributor

Monique Auger is Métis, a citizen of the Métis Nation British Columbia. She lives on the territory of the Lk’wn peoples and is a Ph.D. student in the social dimensions of health program at the University of Victoria. She is a passionate educator, teaching as a sessional instructor in Indigenous health at both the University of Victoria and Camosun College. Monique’s program of research has been responsive to the needs and strengths of her Métis community, looking at determinants of health and wellness with a focus on cultural continuity.

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