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PSYCHOLOGY AND THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN*

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1985
Abstract— Inappropriate behaviour and adverse social circumstances in childhood are responsible for a high proportion of physical morbidity and mortality not only in childhood itself but also in later life. Evidence is provided to support this statement, and the processes whereby social adversity in childhood ...
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Issues for a Psychology of Men’s Health

Journal of Health Psychology, 2002
This article argues for a gendered psychology of men’s health. We argue that capitalism and patriarchy, through their reliance on a restrictive definition of masculinity, limit men’s choices and impact on their health. A psychology of men’s health situates men in their social, cultural and political contexts, addressing the social construction of ...
Lee, C, Owens, RG
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Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology

2018
Clinical psychology is the area with the greatest number of practitioners, both in the United States and in Western Europe, as well as in Latin America. In more recent decades, health psychology has also become very important. This chapter presents a detailed view of this psychology field.
Héctor Fernández-Alvarez, Claudia Bregman   +1 more
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Health Psychology and the Arts

Journal of Health Psychology, 2008
Critical approaches within health psychology continue to explore new methods of working and new theoretical ideas from other disciplines. One area that remains under-explored is the potential links with the arts. This special issue contains a selection of empirical and theoretical reports on the linkages between health psychology and the arts.
Michael, Murray, Ross, Gray
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History of Health Psychology

This chapter gives an overview of the history of health psychology, covering the development of the discipline across a number of countries, including the United States of America (USA), Europe, the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Angel Marie Chater, Francis Quinn, Val Morrison   +2 more
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Health psychology

2022
Meena Hariharan, Meera Padhy, Usha Chivukula   +2 more
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Health psychology and sexual health assessment

Nursing Standard, 2006
This article examines the application of health psychology models to sexual health promotion. The Health Belief Model and Protection Motivation Theory can be applied to assessment and identification of clients' perspectives about the threat of illness and behavioural responses to that threat. Assessing clients' individual beliefs about issues of sexual
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Psychological Development and Psychological Health

1997
For humanistic psychologists the psychological development of a person, the exploitation of his or her potential, is synonymous with progress towards a mentally healthy state. Both Rogers and Maslow were interested in defining the nature of this state and identifying its attributes.
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Health Psychology

Annual Review of Psychology, 1985
D S, Krantz, N E, Grunberg, A, Baum
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Personal Debt and Psychological Health

2013
Problematic personal debts and associated outcomes, such as bankruptcy and foreclosure, lead to significant declines in psychological health. This article summarises the recent literature and discusses the key issues in measurement and causality. Medical studies show that problem debts are associated with depression, self-harm and even suicide.
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