Promoting Healthy Behaviour - Softcover

Upton, Dominic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447921364 ISBN 13: 9781447921363

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Latest academic thought regards HP as too simplistic and that we need to understand the issues underlying reasons why we lead unhealthy lives i.e. the psychological aspects; This new edition takes a psychological approach to the subject of promoting health behaviour which sets it apart from the competition and was widely praised by reviewers.

About this title

About the Author

Dominic Upton is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Worcester, UK.

Katie Thirlaway is Head of Applied Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.

From the Back Cover

Latest academic thought regards HP as too simplistic and that we need to understand the issues underlying reasons why we lead unhealthy lives i.e. the psychological aspects; This new edition takes a psychological approach to the subject of promoting health behaviour which sets it apart from the competition and was widely praised by reviewers.

 

New to this edition:

• Updated policy and research references;
• New section on interventions: Individual level, Community level, and Working effectively with others (and interprofessional learning)
• Full colour illustrations
• A lighter, more practical text
• Relevant across healthcare disciplines

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447921364
• ISBN 13: 9781447921363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400