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If you are a student of medicine, nursing, health, and social care,
then this revised edition is an invaluable learning resource for
you. Introduction to Health Psychology, fifth edition, is a
must-read, widely praised textbook that provides the learning
resources you need from theory and research to real-world examples,
helping you develop a better understanding and critical thinking on
the issues explored. This revision provides a comprehensive guide
on essential topics surrounding health, retaining its popular
original structure of three multi-chaptered sections: 'Being and
Staying Healthy', 'Becoming Ill', and 'Being Ill'. It also includes
the useful final section, 'From Theory to Practice', which studies
the need for theory-driven practice applications, making the most
of the evidence available to support their study. The edition
offers you an insightful overview on a range of topics on health
behaviour, from health-risk to health-protective habits, before
exploring applications and health care intervention practices. It
also discusses biological and psychobiological models and theories
and the impact of stress on health, illness, and its progression,
with extensive references on healthy diet and exercise. The text
also considers the role of key epidemiological updates and global
health issues, cultural influences on health and health behaviour,
and issues about health differentials, as seen in the illness
experience. Each chapter opens with a current real-world example
and places the topic into context by introducing the outline and
learning outcomes. Along with the increased use of case studies,
its useful Glossary and list of Further Reading, the content will
offer food for individual reflection and group discussion, helping
you fully engage with this applied area of psychology - an approach
praised by lecturers and students alike!
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Time (Paperback)
Paul Bennett
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R57
Discovery Miles 570
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This book surveys recent advances in Conversational Information
Retrieval (CIR), focusing on neural approaches that have been
developed in the last few years. Progress in deep learning has
brought tremendous improvements in natural language processing
(NLP) and conversational AI, leading to a plethora of commercial
conversational services that allow naturally spoken and typed
interaction, increasing the need for more human-centric
interactions in IR. The book contains nine chapters. Chapter 1
motivates the research of CIR by reviewing the studies on how
people search and subsequently defines a CIR system and a reference
architecture which is described in detail in the rest of the book.
Chapter 2 provides a detailed discussion of techniques for
evaluating a CIR system – a goal-oriented conversational AI
system with a human in the loop. Then Chapters 3 to 7 describe the
algorithms and methods for developing the main CIR modules (or
sub-systems). In Chapter 3, conversational document search is
discussed, which can be viewed as a sub-system of the CIR system.
Chapter 4 is about algorithms and methods for query-focused
multi-document summarization. Chapter 5 describes various neural
models for conversational machine comprehension, which generate a
direct answer to a user query based on retrieved query-relevant
documents, while Chapter 6 details neural approaches to
conversational question answering over knowledge bases, which is
fundamental to the knowledge base search module of a CIR system.
Chapter 7 elaborates various techniques and models that aim to
equip a CIR system with the capability of proactively leading a
human-machine conversation. Chapter 8 reviews a variety of
commercial systems for CIR and related tasks. It first presents an
overview of research platforms and toolkits which enable scientists
and practitioners to build conversational experiences, and
continues with historical highlights and recent trends in a range
of application areas. Chapter 9 eventually concludes the book with
a brief discussion of research trends and areas for future work.
The primary target audience of the book are the IR and NLP research
communities. However, audiences with another background, such as
machine learning or human-computer interaction, will also find it
an accessible introduction to CIR.
"This book provides an excellent introduction to clinical
psychology. Written in an accessible style, the text effectively
combines theory and research with practice examples and case
studies." -Jason Davies, Professor of Forensic and Clinical
Psychology, Swansea University "Comprehensive on key areas,
theories and models." -Jessica Fielding, Lecturer in Psychology,
University of Bristol "Case formulations bring to life the various
disorders presented here. A scholarly discussion of developments in
clinical practice including third wave cognitive behavioural
therapies is another unique strength. I highly recommend this as a
key text for practitioner psychology trainees and health care
professionals working in medical settings." -Christina Liossi,
Chair in Paediatric Psychology, University of Southampton and
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Psychology, Great Ormond Street
Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Extensively updated,
this popular and accessibly written textbook outlines the latest
research and therapeutic approaches within clinical psychology,
alongside important developments in clinical practice. The book
introduces and evaluates the conceptual models of mental health
problems and their treatment, including second and third wave
therapies. Each disorder is considered from a psychological, social
and biological perspective and different intervention types are
thoroughly investigated. Key updates to this edition include: *The
development of case formulations for conditions within each chapter
*An articulation and use of modern theories of psychopathology,
including sections on the transdiagnostic approach, meta-cognitive
therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy *An introduction to
emerging mental health issues, such as internet gaming disorder
*Challenging 'stop and think' boxes that encourage readers to
address topical issues raised in each chapter, such as societal
responses to topics as varied as psychopathy, paedophilia and the
Black Lives Matter movement *New vocabulary collated into key terms
boxes for easy reference Paul Bennett is Professor of Clinical and
Health Psychology at the University of Swansea. He has previously
worked as a clinical psychologist, as well as an academic at
Cardiff and Bristol universities. He has published over 125
academic papers, in addition to a number of highly regarded
student-focused books Praise for the previous edition: "This book
provided an invaluable orientation to the grounding theoretical
principles of clinical health psychology, how this knowledge can be
applied by psychologists in healthcare settings, particular
assessment and intervention approaches and issues associated with
working with patients in healthcare settings ... I would highly
recommend this as a key text for clinical psychology trainees and
postgraduates working or researching in medical settings across the
lifespan, both as a general orientation tool and a resource to
refer to with reference to specific presenting issues.
Fleur-Michelle Coiffait, Doctoral student, University of Edinburgh,
UK"The tone of this volume is well pitched; it is written in clear
English yet without being over-simplified. New vocabulary is
collated into 'key terms' boxes for easy reference at the end of
the chapter - a useful device for the new student. Also proffered
at chapter end are 'For Discussion' boxes, encouraging the reader
to critically assess and compare the contents of the chapter, along
with useful suggestions for further reading. With a good level of
detail without swamping the reader, this volume is an excellent
introduction to students of abnormal psychology." Hayley Burgess,
Psychology Graduate
Coronary Heath Disease reminds the leading cause of premature death
in most western countries, accounting, in the UK, for 40 percent of
deaths in men and 10 percent of deaths in women, aged between 45
and 64 years. The psychological and social impact of heart disease
can have adverse effects on the individual, the family and the
disease itself, whilst a heart attack might involve not only an
immediate threat to life, but also loss of a sense of
control.
This book provides a practical framework for supporting and
helping the patient and the family both in the acute medical
setting and in the longer term in the community. It focuses on
skills and techniques needed to provide important information,
reduce stress and to set realistic goals during rehabilitation. The
role of open communication between helper and patient is emphasized
and demonstrated using examples and case studies.
This book has been written for all concerned with heart disease:
professionals and lay helpers, clinicians and non-clinicians.
The Foreword is by Dr Alastair McDonald of the Cardiac
Department, The Royal London Hospital, who also acted as medical
advisor for the book.
In the Foreword, Barry Cunliffe writes: "The publication of the
excavation of the multi-period settlement site at Highstead near
Chislet is a matter for celebration. Highstead, with its long
sequence of occupation spanning the first millennium B.C. and early
first millennium A.D., was excavated under difficult conditions
between 1975 and 1977 in those pioneering days when rescue
archaeology was in its infancy. It is a story well told by Paul
Bennett in his preface and is a stark reminder of how hand-to-mouth
archaeology was in the era before developer-funding. What the small
dedicated team managed to recover during the course of those three
punishing years was little short of remarkable. More remarkable
still has been the dogged determination of the Canterbury
Archaeological Trust to see the project through to the completion
of full academic publication." The value of Highstead is two-fold.
It is a type-site for Late Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement in
eastern Britain and it provides a pottery sequence without parallel
in the region which demonstrates not only the longue duree
development of ceramic technology throughout the first millennium
but also the mobility of ideas and of course people between the
Continent and Britain. It is no exaggeration to say that Highstead
calls for a complete reassessment of connectivity in the
ChannelNorth Sea zone. Paul Bennett, in his preface, says that this
report is unashamedly old fashioned. If by this he means it is
designed to be used rather than to impress, he is right. There is
an unfortunate tendency these days to produce either superficial,
colourful accounts bereft of necessary detail or tortured
constructions muddling interpretation with observation. The
Highstead report is crisp, well structured and a delight to use.
The facts are logically presented and easy of access, and there
follows a splendid interpretative essay succinctly placing the site
in its national and international context. What more could one
want?
* What is the role of psychology and psychological interventions in
treating people with physical health problems? * Which factors
contribute to the development of disease and its prevention? * How
do people cope with and manage illness and how may these processes
be influenced at both the individual and societal levels? * How can
we highlight the comparative effectiveness of clinical
interventions? This authoritative textbook is designed for use by
final year undergraduates, those engaged in training for both
clinical and health psychology, and practitioners. It is the first
European text to combine elements of both clinical and health
psychology in one volume. The book has five key themes: the causes
of health and illness; psychological factors influencing the
understandings of health, illness and health-related behaviour
choice; the theory and application of psychological principles in
facilitating individual behavioural and emotional change; the role
of psychologists within the wider hospital system; and the role of
psychology in population-based health promotion. Introduction to
Clinical Health Psychology integrates psychological theory with the
practice of health and clinical psychology in the hospital and in
the broader context of health care. It considers both clinical
interventions and those of a non-clinical nature that also impact
on patients and health-care workers. In doing so, it addresses the
developing curriculum for health psychologists' professional
training as well as the more established role of clinical
psychologists. It will provide essential reading in an increasingly
significant and expanding field.
This innovative textbook adopts a lifespan approach to mental
health. Paul Bennett provides an overview of factors that influence
risk for mental health problems throughout the life course and
emphasises lifelong models of mental health and disorders. In
addition, he describes the nature and treatment of disorders
specific to childhood, adulthood, and older adulthood. Adopting a
transdiagnostic approach, Clinical Psychology Through the Lifespan
explores commonalities in the origins and processes associated with
a range of disorders, as well as their unique features. Although
the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for each of the disorders are
outlined in an appendix, a key emphasis of the book is its clinical
psychology perspective. This is highlighted by text boxes within
each chapter which focus on therapeutic case formulation and
specific therapeutic process or challenges.Written for
undergraduate and Master's level psychology students studying
mental health, it will be of interest to students from a range of
other disciplines including nursing, medicine, and allied health.
Paul Bennett is a professor in the School of Psychology at the
University of Swansea, UK. He previously taught psychology at
Cardiff and Bristol Universities and worked as a clinical
psychologist for the NHS.
Play six of your favourite Blues Brothers tracks with this music CD
and book. The book contains music and chords. Learn the guitar part
from the tab or standard notation. The CD features two specially
recorded "soundalike" backing tracks of each song including a full
demo with guitar demonstrating how the song should sound, and the
backing track without the guitar for you to play with on your
guitar. Songs include "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Gimme
Some Lovin'", "Jailhouse Rock", "Rawhide", "Shake a Tail Feather",
and "Sweet Home Chicago".
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Ants (Paperback)
Robert Paul Bennett
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R253
Discovery Miles 2 530
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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