Now in its fourth edition, this definitive and popular introduction to human behaviour in the context of health and illness includes three new chapters, many new contributors and a new co-editor.
It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.
- The life cycle
- Development of the person
- Society and health
- Preventing illness and promoting health
- Illness, behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
- Illness and disability
- Coping with illness and disability
- Hoe do health services work
- How do you fit into all this? - Topics presented as self-contained double-page spreads.
- Cases throughout to reinforce understanding of important concepts.
- Boxes and discussion points throughout.
- The authors comprise psychologists, sociologists and doctors. - Highly illustrated - 48 new contributors
- New co-editor, Gerry Humphris
- 3 new chapters:
Malnutrition and obesity
Urban nature health and well-being
LGBT Health
It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.
- The life cycle
- Development of the person
- Society and health
- Preventing illness and promoting health
- Illness, behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
- Illness and disability
- Coping with illness and disability
- Hoe do health services work
- How do you fit into all this? - Topics presented as self-contained double-page spreads.
- Cases throughout to reinforce understanding of important concepts.
- Boxes and discussion points throughout.
- The authors comprise psychologists, sociologists and doctors. - Highly illustrated - 48 new contributors
- New co-editor, Gerry Humphris
- 3 new chapters:
Malnutrition and obesity
Urban nature health and well-being
LGBT Health
Table of Contents
1 The life cycle
- The biopsychosocial model
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Reproductive issues
- Development in early infancy
- Childhood and child health
- Adolescence
- Social aspects of ageing
- Bereavement
2 Development of the person
- Personality and health
- Understanding learning
- Perception
- Emotions
- Memory problems
- How does sexuality develop?
- Intelligence
- Development of thinking
3 Society and health
- Understanding groups
- Concepts of health, illness and disease
- Measuring health and illness
- Changing patterns of health and illness
- Social class and health
- Gender and health
- LGBT health
- Ethnicity and health
- Quality of life
- Media and health
- Housing, homelessness and health
- Work and health
- Unemployment and health
- Labelling and stigma
4 Preventing illness and promoting health
- Perceptions of risk and risk-taking behaviours
- What are disease prevention and health promotion?
- Health screening
- The social implications of the new genetics
- Health beliefs, motivation and behaviour
- Changing cognitions and behaviour
- Helping people to act on their intentions
- The social context of behavioural change
- Illegal drug use
- Alcohol use
- Smoking, tobacco control and doctors
- Eating, body shape and health
5 Illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
- Deciding to consult
- Seeing the doctor
- Placebo and nocebo effects
- Adherence
- Clinical communication skills
- Breaking bad news
- Self-care
- Patient experience
- Psychological preparation for surgery
6 Illness and disability
- Heart diseas
- Malnutrition and obesity
- HIV/AIDS
- Cancer
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Physical disability
- Learning disability
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Stress and health
- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Death and dying
7 Coping with illness and disability
- Counselling
- Urban nature, health and wellbeing
- Coping and adaptation
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Coping with illness and disability
- Palliative care
- Complementary therapies
- The management of pain
8 How do health services work?
- Organizing and funding health care
- Assessing needs
- Setting priorities and rationing
- Community care
- Health: a global perspective
- Health: a rural perspective
9 How do you fit into all this?
- Medical students' experience
- Life as a trainee doctor
- The profession of medicine
References
Index
