Essential health psychology / Mark Forshaw.
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TextSeries: Essential psychology seriesPublication details: London : Arnold ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: viii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0340759712
- 9780340759714
- 616/.001/9 21
- R726.7 .F67 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
IntroductionThe biology of health and illnessPerceptions, beliefs and cognitionsDifferences between peopleStress and healthThe appetitesCommunication and behaviourPsychometrics and the measurement of health and illnessChronic illness, palliative care and deathScreening, vaccination and other proceduresMind and body, placebo and painGlossaryReferencesIndexes
Mind-body relationships are the essence of health psychology, and this text takes this relationship as its central focus in exploring and explaining the topic to students
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