Bookstore

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

Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text

1 The life cycle



1 The biopsychosocial model



2 Pregnancy and childbirth



3 Reproductive issues



4 Development in early infancy



5 Childhood and child health



6 Adolescence



7 Social aspects of ageing



8 Bereavement



2 Development of the person



9 Personality and health



10 Understanding learning



11 Perception



12 Emotions



13 Memory problems



14 How does sexuality develop?



15 Intelligence



16 Development of thinking



3 Society and health



17 Understanding groups



18 Concepts of health, illness and disease



19 Measuring health and illness



20 Changing patterns of health and illness



21 Social class and health



22 Gender and health



23 LGBT health



24 Ethnicity and health



25 Quality of life



26 Media and health



27 Housing, homelessness and health



28 Work and health



29 Unemployment and health



30 Labelling and stigma



4 Preventing illness and promoting health



31 Perceptions of risk and risk-taking behaviours



32 What are disease prevention and health promotion?



33 Health screening



34 The social implications of the new genetics



35 Health beliefs, motivation and behaviour



36 Changing cognitions and behaviour



37 Helping people to act on their intentions



38 The social context of behavioural change



39 Illegal drug use



40 Alcohol use



41 Smoking, tobacco control and doctors



42 Eating, body shape and health



5 Illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter 43 Deciding to consult



44 Seeing the doctor



45 Placebo and nocebo effects



46 Adherence



47 Clinical communication skills



48 Breaking bad news



49 Self-care



50 Patient experience



51 Psychological preparation for surgery



6 Illness and disability



52 Heart disease



53 Malnutrition and obesity



54 HIV/AIDS



55 Cancer



56 Anxiety



57 Depression



58 Inflammatory bowel disease



59 Physical disability



60 Learning disability



61 Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)



62 Diabetes mellitus



63 Stress and health



64 Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease



65 Death and dying



7 Coping with illness and disability



66 Counselling



67 Urban nature, health and wellbeing



68 Coping and adaptation



69 Cognitive-behavioural therapy



70 Coping with illness and disability



71 Palliative care



72 Complementary therapies



73 The management of pain



8 How do health services work?



74 Organizing and funding health care



75 Assessing needs



76 Setting priorities and rationing



77 Community care



78 Health: a global perspective



79 Health: a rural perspective



9 How do you fit into all this?



80 Medical students' experience



81 Life as a trainee doctor



82 The profession of medicine



References



Index