• ISBN13: 9789353883492
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Texts
• Publication Date: December 16, 2020
• Pages: 548
• Original Price: INR 695.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 998 grams

A comprehensive textbook covering the theories of health behaviour and their analysis, application value and research potential. </strong> <br /> </strong><br /> Satisfying a long-standing need for an approachable textbook that brings together the Western and Indian perspective on health psychology, this book coherently presents the knowledge diversified across various narrow sub-fields. Each chapter is illustrated with engaging diagrams, real-life examples and recent research studies to make the content easy to understand as well as application-oriented. Dedicated text boxes for practitioners and researchers in the area are expected to stimulate students to think innovatively along culturally relevant lines and take steps towards meaningful research.<br /> <br /> Health Psychology: Theory, Practice and Research will prove to be an indispensable companion for students of undergraduate and postgraduate levels, researchers and practitioners in psychology, as well as for medical and paramedical studies.<br /> <br /> <br /> Key Features:<br /> </strong> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Enriched with real-life cases, engaging illustrations and citations from major research studies<br /> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insights into culturally relevant problems and interventions<br /> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identification of research design and practitioner&rsquo;s action points for every theme<br /> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Self-explanatory and student-friendly treatment of topics, following curriculum guidelines of major Indian universities &