Psychology builds a healthy world : opportunities for research and practice / edited by Ronald H. Rozensky ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rozensky, Ronald H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical health psychology.

Psychology, Clinical.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology, Clinical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This book covers the entire domain of health psychology. Geared toward health psychologists and students as well as those practitioners and researchers working with families, communities, and in the workplace, this book presents a variety of exciting ideas and opportunities for research and practice. This volume highlights the many ways in which psychologists can help build healthy families, healthy communities, and healthy workplaces. Authors examine traditional medical and behavioral health activities to prevent illness, injury, and trauma as well as key factors in work-family relationships and stress reduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Real boys, real girls, real parents : preventing violence through family connection / William S. Plack

Psychologists promote biospsychosocial health for families / Susan H. McDaniel, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, and Samuel F. Sears

Family health through injury and violence prevention at home / Michael C. Roberts ... [and others]

Gender, stress, and health / Annette L. Stanton and Will Courtenay

Healthy sexuality for all : the role of psychology / Susan Pick

Psychological approaches to community health : community health psychology / Victor de la Cancela ... [and others]

Using psychology for injury and violence prevention in the community / David A. Sleet ... [and others]

Working together : balancing head and heart / James Campbell Quick ... [and others]

Four dimensions of healthy work : stress, work-family relations, violence prevention, and relationships at work / James Campbell Quick ... [and others]

Ensuring healthy working lives / Dorothy W. Cantor, Thomas E. Boyce, and Rena L. Repetti

Afterword : future directions for psychology and health / Norine G. Johnson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

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