Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial persp…
"'Between Sickness and Health' is about illness rather than disease, and recovery rather than cure. The book argues that illness is an experience, represented by the feeling that 'I am not myself.' From the book's phenomenological point of view, feelings of illness cannot be 'un…
"Drawing from the latest research and developments from the field, Brannon/Updegraff/Feist's, Health Psychology: an introduction to behavior and health, delivers balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral and biological approaches to health psychology. Extremely student frie…
"Drawing from the latest research and developments from the field, Brannon/Updegraff/Feist's, Health Psychology: an introduction to behavior and health, delivers balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral and biological approaches to health psychology. Extremely student frie…