Psychology of Health and Fitness: Applications for Behavior Change (Foundations of Exercise Science)

Product Description

• Reviews the current theories of health psychology and the science that underlie them.


• Explores today’s most common health problems as well as the lifestyle factors that influence their development, including exercise, nutrition, and stress management.


• Demonstrates the application of psychology to clinical practice to achieve better outcomes.
  
  
  
  • Health Psychology Case Studies illustrate real-world problems related to each chapter.
  
  
  • Health Psychology @ Work profiles allied health professionals and how they use health psychology in their careers…from motivational interviewing to building psychosocial capacity for survivors of disasters.
  
  
  • Integrative Medicine discusses alternative or complementary medicine options.
  
  
  • Health Psychology on Campus highlights the relevance of health psychology for college students, including the effect of sleep deprivation on learning and memory, and techniques for stress and coping.
  
  
  • What’s the Evidence? emphasizes the importance of evidence-based practice and how to use evidence to improve outcomes.
  
  
  
  

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