Health Psychology
What is Health Psychology?
The American Psychological Association states that health psychology is concerned with understanding how biology, behavior, and social context influence health and illness. Within this framework, the division of health psychology within the British Psychological Society notes that psychological research and methods are applied to inform such issues as: Health Psychology Career Advice & Information
This section of the health psychology page contains information links for anybody interested in becoming a health psychologist, or anybody wanting to find out more about what health psychologists do. This information will relate predominately to the practice of health psychology in the USA & UK; however, I hope to include related information from other countries in due course. USA:
What A Health Psychologist Does and How to Become One Very useful publication by the health psychology division of the American Psychological Association. Click Here for information on: UK:
The British Psychological Society Click Here for information on: Health Psychology 2.0
This part of the health psychology page is dedicated to the move towards what is known as web 2.0. Web 2.0 links people, it's a place where people contribute, share, collaborate and learn. To access some of the links below, you may have to register and/or login. Calling All Health Psychologists Facebook group with over 100 members. Mindfulness Stress Reducation & Healing Lecture by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The lecture was part of the Google Tech Talks series and covers a range of issues that are of interest to health psychology. Including: Recommended Health Psychology ReadingHealth Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health by Linda Brannon & Jess Feist
Book Description Brannon and Feist's Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behaviour and Health has remained the mainstay in the field of health psychology for its scholarship, strong and current research base, and balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches to health psychology. The text's accessibility for a wide-ranging student audience has been a main ingredient of this book's success. Instructors and students alike will appreciate the concise writing style, ample pedagogy, and visual program in this classic approach to the teaching and learning of health psychology. See following link for more details: Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health Go Back To The Types of Psychology Page Go From Health Psychology Back To The Home Page
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