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Key updates include:
* Learning objectives: Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives, which clearly outlinesthe knowledge, understanding and skills you will acquire from each chapter.
* Case studies: Each chapter includes a case study to illustrate how the key theories and ideas arerelevant to everyday life.
* Through the Eyes of Health Psychology: A brand new feature to show how a health psychologistmight analyse each case study using the theories and concepts presented throughout the book.
* Health promotion: A whole chapter devoted to the theories and evidence relevant to behaviourchange and includes a new section on integrated approaches and the drive to develop a newscience of behaviour change.
* Thinking critically about: The process of thinking critically is introduced in the first chapter whichdescribes how to think critically about theory, methods, measurement and research design. Eachchapter has its own 'Thinking critically about ...' section at the end to highlight problems withspecific theories and research areas.
This section includes critical thinking questions and a 'Someproblems with...' section to form the basis of class discussions and enable students to be morecritical in their thinking and writing.
ISBN/EAN | 9781526847126 |
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Author | Jane Ogden |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Professional |
Publication date | 3 May 2019 |
Format | Paperback |