Health Psychology - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Health (Hardcover, 1st International edition)

Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach offers a critical examination of the biopsychosocial model of health and proposes the use of the ecological model as a more comprehensive explanation of health outcomes; both of which are unique approaches in a health psychology text. The ecological model explores the impact of five systems on individual health outcomes: the individual (including physiology), the family/community, physical and social environments, healthcare systems and health policy. Unlike the biopsychological model which represents a combination of three fields--biology, psychology and sociology - the ecological model includes research and findings from medical anthropology, economics, ethnopharmacology, environmental studies, medicine and public health, in addition to biology, psychology and sociology. Thus, it offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of health. Finally, the text uniquely examines infectious diseases and chronic illnesses from a local, regional and global perspective. The diverse perspectives illustrate the roles of each of the five systems on health.

General

Imprint:	Pearson Education (Us)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	Deborah Fish Ragin
Dimensions:	227 x 190 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	516
Edition:	1st International edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-13-256857-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Health psychology Promotions
LSN:	0-13-256857-8
Barcode:	9780132568579

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