Introduction to Health Psychology

5th Edition

Professor Val Morrison & Professor Paul Bennett

| c 2022

ISBN	9781292262901
Published	4th March 2022
Pages	720

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Introduction to Health Psychology, fifth edition, is a comprehensive guide on the subject, linking theory to real-world examples.

With its popular structure, increased use of case studies, and learning tools, it is a must-have edition guaranteed to keep your students engaged.

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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.

Chapter 15 The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers
• Learning outcomes
• Chapter outline
• 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
• Learning outcomes
• Chapter outline
• 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
• Learning outcomes
• Chapter outline
• The need for theory-driven practice
• Getting evidence into practice
• ...and finally, be positive
• Summary
• Further reading
Glossary
References
Index

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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.