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Social psychology and health /

Stroebe, Wolfgang.

Social psychology and health / Wolfgang Stroebe. - 3rd ed. - McGraw-Hill International : Maidenhead, 2011. - xi, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Mapping social psychology .

includes bibliographical references and index

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 Table of contents

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



9780335238095 0335238092


Clinical health psychology
Health Behavior

362.2 / STS 2011