Introduction to Health Psychology, 5th edition

Val Morrison Bangor University
Paul Bennett University of Swansea

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Support your students' learning on health psychology modules with this invaluable learning resource, now coming in a new, revised edition!

Introduction to Health Psychology, 5th edition, is a comprehensive guide on the subject, helping you support your students' learning from theory and research to real-world examples.

The edition retains its popular structure, presenting a clear outline and outcome at the beginning of each chapter which helps with your sessions' layout. Along with its increased use of case studies and the helpful learning tools it offers, this must-have edition will help you keep your students engaged, supporting both individual reflection and group discussion in class.

Hallmark Features in This Edition

The edition retains its popular structure of the three multi-chaptered sections, 'Being and Staying Healthy', 'Becoming Ill', and 'Being Ill', essentially helping you maintain your teaching structure.
A final section, 'From Theory to Practice', links theory with applications and intervention practices, encouraging class discussion.
The content reflects the dyadic and family-based growing research, which is important in an ageing society facing a care gap.
Engaging learning features and case studies, offer a range of tools to support your students' learning, including:
- 'Research Focus' boxes for effective individual reflection.
- 'Spotlights' on key hot topics to encourage critical thinking.
- 'What Do You Think' boxes ideal for class discussion.

New to This Edition

New material reflects the impact of COVID-19 on immunisation and screening behaviour, symptom response processes, and the psychological effects of the pandemic.
Revised content to provide expansive coverage of the 'Behaviour Change Wheel', applied in research-led interventions, in the challenging area of behaviour change.
Updated material to reflect new epidemiological evidence of health risk and health-protective behaviours, offering a global and European perspective.
Revised content to reflect the dyadic and family-based growing research, including detailed consideration of caregiving motivations, which are important in an ageing society facing a care gap.
Updated useful featuresto improve your students' engagement and overall learning experience.
Updated Glossary with a list of Further Reading according to the new and updated material, that will offer your students useful resources for their assignments and a better understanding of the topics introduced.

Features for the Enhanced eBook for Introduction to Health Psychology, 5th edition

This Enhanced eBook version of Introduction to Health Psychology, 5e contains a selection of additional interactive features specifically designed to support you in your study, including:

Multiple choice questions with dedicated and immediate feedback are embedded at the end of key sections to enable you to check your understanding and manage your progress.
End of chapter quiz with dedicated feedback allows you to check your knowledge of key topics and concepts and help you prepare for exams.

Preface

PART I BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY

Chapter 1 What is health?

Learning outcomes
Chapter outline
What is health? Changing perspectives Individual, cultural and lifespan perspectives on health
What is health psychology?
Summary Further readin

Chapter 2 Health inequalities

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Chapter outline
Health differentials
Minority status and health
Gender and health
Summary Further reading

Chapter 3 Health-risk behaviour

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Chapter outline
What is health behaviour?
Smoking, drinking and illicit drug use
Unprotected sexual behaviour
Unhealthy diet Obesity
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 4 Health-protective behaviour

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Adherence behaviour
Healthy diet Exercise
Health-screening behaviour
Immunisation behaviour
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 5 Explaining health behaviour

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Chapter outline
Distal influences on health behaviour
Models of health behaviour
Socio-cognitive models of behaviour change
Stage models of behaviour change
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 6 Changing behaviour: mechanisms and approaches

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Chapter outline
Developing public health interventions
Strategies for changing risk behaviour
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 7 Preventing health problems

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Working with individuals
Using the mass media Environmental interventions
Public health programmes
Summary
Further reading

PART II BECOMING ILL

Chapter 8 The body in health and illness

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Chapter outline
The behavioural anatomy of the brain
The autonomic nervous system
The immune system
The digestive system
The cardiovascular system
The respiratory system
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 9 Symptom perception, interpretation and response

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How do we become aware of the sensations of illness?
Symptom perception
Symptom interpretation
Planning and taking action: responding to symptoms
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 10 The consultation and beyond

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The medical consultation
Factors that influence the process of consultation
Moving beyond the consultation
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 11 Stress, health and illness: Theory Learning outcomes

Chapter outline
Concepts of stress
Types of stress
Stress as a physiological response
The stress and illness link
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 12 Stress and illness moderators

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Coping defined Stress, personality and illness
Stress and cognitions
Stress and emotions
Social support and stress
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 13 Managing stress

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Stress theory: a quick review
Stress management training
The third wave therapies
Preventing stress
Minimising stress in hospital settings
Summary
Further reading

PART III BEING ILL

Chapter 14 The impact and outcomes of illness: patient perspective

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Chapter outline
The impact of illness
Coping with illness
Illness and quality of life
Measuring quality of life
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 15 The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers

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Illness: a family affair
Expectancies of care
Family systems and family members
Consequences of caring for the caregiver
Influences on caring outcomes
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 16 Pain Learning outcomes

Chapter outline
The experience of pain
Biological models of pain
A psychobiological theory of pain
Future understandings of pain: the neuromatrix
Helping people to cope with pain
Summary
Further reading

Chapter 17 Improving health and quality of life

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Coping with chronic illness
Reducing distress
Managing illness
Preventing disease progression
Summary
Further reading

PART IV FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

Chapter 18 From theory to practice

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Chapter outline
The need for theory-driven practice
Getting evidence into practice
...and finally, be positive
Summary
Further reading

Glossary

References

Index

About the Authors

Val Morrison is a Professor of Health Psychology at Bangor University. She has taught health psychology since 1992 whilst publishing her research, investigating the psychosocial aspects of patient and carer illness experience and outcomes.

Paul Bennett is an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Swansea. He has published several books on health and clinical psychology, as well as multiple academic papers, and is presently working as a clinical psychologist with people who have psychological trauma after having health problems following the COVID-19 vaccination.

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