Health Psychology - Hardcover

THE 2 ND EDITION OF CATHERINE SANDERSON'S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY TARGETS THE MAINSTREAM HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY MARKET AND OFFERS A BROAD APPEAL THROUGH ITS NARRATIVE THAT IS BOTH CHALLENGING FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS AND ACCESSIBLE TO NON–MAJORS. THIS BOOK PROVIDES CURRENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION WHILE PROVIDING A FOUNDATION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING. THE BOOK EMPHASIZES PRACTICAL AND REAL–WORLD ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS TEXT INCLUDES A FOCUS ON CURRENT ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH; EXPANDED COVERAGE OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH; INCREASED EMPHASIS ON CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYSIS; COVERAGE OF SPECIFIC TOPICS SUCH AS COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, ACCIDENTS AS A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY AND GENDER IN INFLUENCING HEALTH BEHAVIOR; AN EMPHASIS ON PRACTICAL INFORMATION; AND UPDATED COVERAGE OF ALL MATERIAL WHICH IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY GIVEN THE DRAMATIC ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PHYSICAL WELL–BEING DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.