
Social Psychology And Health.
Title:
Social Psychology And Health.
Author:
Stroebe, Wolfgang.
ISBN:
9780335240524
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Contents:
Front cover -- Half title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Praise for this book -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Changing conceptions of health and illness -- 2 Determinants of health behaviour: deliberate and automatic instigation of action -- 3 Beyond persuasion: the modification of health behaviour -- 4 Behaviour and health: excessive appetites -- 5 Behaviour and health: self-protection -- 6 Stress and health -- 7 Moderators of the stress-health relationship -- 8 The role of social psychology in health promotion -- Glossary -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Adverts -- Back cover.
Abstract:
This book applies the most recent social psychological research to health psychology. It argues for an integrative approach that combines psychological, economic and environmental interventions in order to change health impairing behaviour patterns.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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