Exercise and nutrition programs designed to achieve weight loss and improve health and fitness have received considerable attention in recent decades. Though a large number of books have been published on the subject, the vast majority of these books focus on the latest fad diet…
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It is evidence of the importance of the new field of health psychology that it warrants this volume in the prestigious series of Oxford Handbooks. Presenting the state of research, the 35 chapters are divided into five sections; foundations, core concepts, core issues, health be…
This title brings together preeminent experts to provide a comprehensive view of key concepts, tools, and findings of this rapidly expanding core discipline. The contributors address foundational concepts of the biopsychosocial approach to health and then discuss application.
It is evidence of the importance of the new field of health psychology that it warrants this volume in the prestigious series of Oxford Handbooks. Presenting the state of research, the 35 chapters are divided into five sections; foundations, core concepts, core issues, health be…
Given the lack of effective treatment, widespread behaviour change must be achieved to minimize the spread of HIV/AIDS. This text combines theoretical exposition, critique and empirical research and their relation to major models in health psychology with specific applications t…
The Theory of reasoned action explores the theory and emphirical research in to the factors which influence whether people engage in high-risk practices, with specific reference to AIDS education.
Given the lack of effective treatment, widespread behaviour change must be achieved to minimize the spread of HIV/AIDS. This text combines theoretical exposition, critique and empirical research and their relation to major models in health psychology with specific applications t…
"A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time's most influential people. It's a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we've been taught to believe about aging is wrong? What if we could choose o…
"La gestión del Estado mexicano por la salud de sus ciudadanos es una de las que ha tenido mayor continuidad a pesar de los avatares sociales, económicos y politicos a los que se ha enfrentado el pais en las filtimas décadas. Desde 1982 se ha implementado una transformación del …
The handbook of salutogenesis
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We are salutogenesis friends working in health promotion, who banded together to accomplish what none of us alone could manage. Writing this handbook has brought the editors and the chapter authors closer together, discussing and debating every detail related to this complex pro…
