The psychology of preventive health / Marian Pitts.
By: Pitts, Marian
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996Description: 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415106826 ; 0415106834 .Subject(s): Clinical health psychology | Medicine, Preventive -- Psychological aspects | Medicine and psychologyDDC classification: 613.019 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010678 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010677 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Should I vaccinate my child? Can we stop ourselves getting cancer? How much can I safely drink? These are the everyday questions that health educators and promoters face from the public, but how should they best be answered? From her extensive experience in health psychology Marian Pitts provides an overview of the latest research in the area of preventive health and questions some underlying assumptions in current practice. The Psychology of Preventive Healthis written for students and health professionals interested in widening their perspectives on issues concerning primary health care.
Bibliography: p. 127-147. - Includes index.
What is preventive health? -- Vaccination -- Screening and health checks -- Lifestyle research -- Sexual health -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Accidents and injuries -- Blaming the victim?
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 What is Preventive Health?
- 2 Vaccination
- 3 Screening and Health Checks
- 4 Lifestyle Research
- 5 Sexual Health
- 6 Psychoneuroimmunology
- 7 Accidents and Injuries
- 8 Blaming the Victim?