| Encyclopedia of Health Psychology 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Christensen, Alan J. (Editor), Martin, Rene (Editor), Smyth, Joshua Morrison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 030648336X ISBN-13: 9780306483363 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2004 Annotation: The Encyclopedia of Health Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing field. With over 200 entries from the leading researchers, educators, and practitioners in health psychology, The Encyclopedia of Health Psychology provides the most current, extensive, and accessible single-volume treatment of the subject available. Teachers, practitioners, school nurses, healthcare providers, students, as well as expert and non-expert readers will appreciate its organization and clarity. Readers interested in the psychology of health issues throughout the lifespan will find its entries engaging and instructive, whether they deal with chronic conditions, mind-body connections, or the consequences of increased life expectancy. The Encyclopedia of Health Psychology will serve as a useful reference for practitioners, as a topical primer for students, as a comprehensive guide for the expert, and as an accessible introduction for the lay reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Psychology | Reference |
| Dewey: 616.001 |
| LCCN: 2003070328 |
| Series: Studies in Philosophy & Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 8.38" W x 11.3" (2.87 lbs) 351 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Not only is Health Psychology, a field that focuses on the promotion and maintenance of both physical and mental health, a rapidly growing area of interest, but it is also a field that draws on and contributes to the other varied fields of psychology, medicine, nursing, sociology, anthropology, among others. - Provides a relatively comprehensive and accesible overview of the central concepts, issues, conditions and terms that comprise the broad discipline of health psychology - Covers more than 200 contributions by more than 150 of the leading researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field
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