Main description:

This third edition Health and Human Behaviour introduces students in the health professions and biomedical sciences to the different models of thinking around health. Through an examination of psychological, personal and social influences on health, the authors demonstrate that wellness and illness are more than biological states, but are also social and personal events. The text reinforces the links between the theories of health behaviour, and their
application in a practical health care setting.

Contents:

Part 1: Foundations of Health and Behaviour 1. Who is Sick? Defining and Measuring Illness, Disease and Health 2. Childhood and Adolescent Development 3. Adult Development and Ageing 4. Reactions to Illness 5. Understanding Reactions to Chronic IllnessPart 2: Health and Risk Behaviour 6. Understanding Health Behaviour 7. Thinking about Health Behaviour: Cognition and Health 8. How to Change Health Behaviour 9. A Complex Example: Eating, Exercise and BodyPart 3: Psychophysiological Aspects of Health 10. Understanding Mind and Body Interactions 11. A Complex Example: Understanding Pain 12. Stress and Trauma 13. Coping: How to Deal with StressPart 4: Factors Affecting Health and Behaviour 14. Social Influences and Inequalities 15. Health Literacy 16. Promoting Health and Preventing Illness