Overview

"""This fourth edition incorporates a number of substantive new topics, including a new chapter on women's health, as well as opportunities for the reader to critically examine key conceptual and methodological issues within each chapter. It remains clearly written and highly accessible and still deserves its place as the number one choice of health psychology textbook."" -- John Weinman, King's College, London The market leading textbook in the field, Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is essential reading for all students and researchers of health psychology. It will also be invaluable to students of medicine, nursing and allied health. Retaining the breadth of coverage, clarity and relevance that has made it a favourite with students and lecturers, this fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. New Features: New chapter on women's health issues, exploring recent research into pregnancy, miscarriage, birth, menopause and related areas New ""Problems"" boxes analyse health psychology research and identify the shortcomings and limitations of research in the area Updated ""Focus on Research"" examples introduce you to contemporary topics and emerging areas for research in health psychology, including exercise, smoking and pain. The new edition includes new data, graphs and further reading plus suggestions about where you can access the most recent publications and other data Revised end-of-chapter review questions Online Learning Centre: www.openup.co.uk/ogden. The OLC hosts web links and multiple choice questions for students, plus supporting teaching resources including teaching tips and PowerPoint presentations for lecturers. Interested in accessing more research readings? Essential Readings in Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is a new collection of key papers brought together for the first time in one volume which complements Health Psychology: A Textbook 4/e and offers more detailed accounts of the issues covered in this text."

Full Product Details

Author:   Jane Ogden
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780335222636

ISBN 10:   0335222633
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   16 June 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   0335243835
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Detailed table of contents List of figures and tables Preface to the third edition Guided tour Technology to enhance learning and teaching AcknowledgementsAn introduction to health psychology Health beliefs Illness cognitions Doctor–patient communication and the role of health professionals’ health beliefs Smoking and alcohol use Eating behaviour Exercise Sex Screening Stress Stress and illness Pain Placebos and the interrelationship between beliefs, behaviour and health HIV and cancer: psychology throughout the course of illness (1) Obesity and coronary heart disease: psychology throughout the course of illness (2) Women’s health issues Measuring health status: from mortality rates to quality of life The assumptions of health psychology Methodology glossary References Index

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Author Information

Jane Ogden is Professor in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. Her research explores aspects of health including obesity and eating behaviour, communication in the consultation, and women's health issues. She has a distinguished track record in the field, having established a successful course in health psychology and taught at several leading institutions. Jane is the author of five books and has published over 100 research papers.

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