TY - BOOK AU - Niven,Neil TI - Health psychology for health care professionals SN - 9780443059896 (pbk.) : AV - R726.7 .N58 2000 U1 - 613.019 NIV PY - 2000/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Medical personnel KW - Clinical health psychology KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Health psychology KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 1994; Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1: Process:- 1. Interpersonal skills -- 2. Attributions, prefudice and influence -- 3. Attitudes and behaviour change-- Section 2: Content:- 4. Psychobiological perspectives on pain and stress -- 5. Life transitions and crises -- 6. Health behaviour. Section 3: Context:- 7. Human development -- 8. Ecology, environment and culture -- 9. Organisational health N2 - This text provides an introduction to health psychology for those with a limited knowledge of psychology. The author concentrates on the psychological aspects of health promotion rather than the treatment of illness ER -