Description

This book on Health Psychology presents the subject as a scientific discipline, emphasizing both research findings and the methods used to obtain them. It explains how studies are designed and highlights key theories and research approaches to help readers understand how health-related data is collected and applied.

The content is organized to balance general psychological concepts with their application to specific health issues. Initial chapters introduce broad ideas such as health promotion, while later chapters apply these ideas to topics like exercise, nutrition, sleep, substance use, chronic illness, and major diseases.

The book follows a flexible, multidisciplinary approach, incorporating perspectives from various fields of psychology. Its chapters are designed to be somewhat independent, allowing instructors and readers to focus on selected topics without needing to follow the entire sequence.