Health Psychology: Concepts in Health and Well-being

Written in a lucid style with in-depth and comprehensive coverage, this book will be ideal for students and teachers of psychology and medicine at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for all universities in india. Introducing readers to a wide variety of concepts and developments in this new and rapidly emerging field, the book: gives a historical perspective of healthcare across different ancient cultures from india to china and from greece to rome charts the evolution of health from ancient medicinal schools of thought to modern innovations in theory and practice encompasses the bio-psychosocial aspects of health and health care with special reference to the indian context and also treatment practices of diseases in india takes a close look at modern diseases such as aids and obesity examines the role of stress in everyday lives and techniques of managing it looks at chronic diseases, terminal illnesses and mental health issues as well as health behaviour and health promotion discusses new age addictions as well as gender differences in health book features:the book provides an introduction to health psychology, including the theoretical and conceptual understanding of the subject. Includes introductory case studies at the beginning of every chapter to contextualize the subject matter. It provides exercises and summaries for each chapter. It provides an extensive bibliography of readings on the subject as well as glossary, statistical tables and charts to capture the attention of readers.