A Psychology Of Human Strengths - Lisa G. Aspinwall, Ursula M. Staudinger
Fundamental Questions and Future Directions for a Positive Psychology
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In an era of vaccinations, angioplasty, and gene therapy, is there any need for behavioral change in improving health? Is the role of the clinical, counseling, and health psychologist becoming obsolete? Quite the contrary. As Margaret A. Chesney and Michael H. Antoni demonstrate in Innovative Approaches to Health Psychology, the opportunity for clinical, counseling, and health psychologists to increase the scope of their practice and their contribution to research is more vital than ever. As medicine advances, risky behaviors rise, as does noncompliance with medical regimens and the incidence of more drug-resistant strains of viruses. This fascinating book demonstrates how health psychology has risen to the challenge to find new ways to reach and treat at-risk populations. Using their experiences in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis over nearly two decades, leading experts in health psychology and clinical psychology illustrate how they identified avenues for intervention and new targets for behavior change a...
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2002Uitgever: American Psychological Association (APA)369 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1557989311ISBN-13: 9781557989314Koop dit boek tweedehands
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