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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Open University Press; 4 edition (1 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0335222633
  • ISBN-13: 978-0335222636
  • Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 19.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 107,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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“This fourth edition incorporates a number of substantive new topics, including a new chapter on women's health, as well as opportunities for the reader to critically examine key conceptual and methodological issues within each chapter. It remains clearly written and highly accessible and still deserves its place as the number one choice of health psychology textbook.”
– John Weinman, King’s College, London

The market leading textbook in the field, Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is essential reading for all students and researchers of health psychology. It will also be invaluable to students of medicine, nursing and allied health. Retaining the breadth of coverage, clarity and relevance that has made it a favourite with students and lecturers, this fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.

New Features:

  • New chapter on women's health issues, exploring recent research into pregnancy, miscarriage, birth, menopause and related areas
  • New "Problems" boxes analyse health psychology research and identify the shortcomings and limitations of research in the area
  • Updated "Focus on Research" examples introduce you to contemporary topics and emerging areas for research in health psychology, including exercise, smoking and pain.
  • The new edition includes new data, graphs and further reading plus suggestions about where you can access the most recent publications and other data
  • Revised end-of-chapter review questions
Online Learning Centre: www.openup.co.uk/ogden.

The OLC hosts web links and multiple choice questions for students, plus supporting teaching resources including teaching tips and PowerPoint presentations for lecturers.

Interested in accessing more research readings? Essential Readings in Health Psychology by Jane Ogden is a new collection of key papers brought together for the first time in one volume which complements Health Psychology: A Textbook 4/e and offers more detailed accounts of the issues covered in this text.

About the Author
Jane Ogden is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. Her research interests include eating behaviours, obesity, health communication and women’s health.


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3.0 out of 5 stars Rather theoretical and neglects personality research, 25 Dec 2002
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An excellent introduction to Health Psychology, but I did find it a bit too theoretical and rather basic at times. There is also relatively little emphasis on personality and health, despite strong evidence for interactions between these. I expected to see coverage of the five factor model and health behaviours/outcomes, and more on heart disease and hostility. But good coverage and excellent set of references for further reading.
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as a student nurse, it was vital to myself that i found a book that tackeled the different elements of psychology within nursing. It can truely be said that this book offers depth and insight to various different issues helping to evaluate and support my studying
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5.0 out of 5 stars Health psychology bible, 18 May 2009
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During my MSc in Health Psychology I found this book excellent at explaining the important health psychology models and some interesting research in key areas of health. I have gone on to use it as a reference book in my PhD. I would recommend this to anyone intereted in health psychology and it is a must have for anyone doing a masters or an undergrad module on health psychology.
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