Child Health Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Perspective is the first sole-authored textbook dedicated to the topic of health psychology as it applies to children and adolescents, drawing on research from several related disciplines including psychoneuroimmunology and developmental psychobiology. With an overarching biopsychosocial lifespan perspective, Turner-Cobb examines the effects of early life experience on health outcomes, as well as covering the experience of acute and chronic illness during childhood. Lots of helpful aids are provided per chapter including key learning objectives, textboxes putting spotlights on key pieces of research, lists of key concepts to revise, useful websites and further reading suggestions. With a perspective designed to both inform and to challenge, this stimulating textbook will introduce you to the central relevance and many applications of child health psychology. It will be of interest to final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in health and clinical psychology, as well as to students in health sciences, nursing, and childhood studies. INDICE: PART ONEChapter 1: Introduction: What Is Child Health Psychology? Importance of Psychological Factors in Child Health Developmental Context of Health & Illness Historical Context Communicating Health World View on Child HealthChapter 2: Defining Health, Illness and Well-Being Definitions of Health & Well-Being The Relevance of Cognitive and Social Development in Health and Illness Biological Responses to Stress Psychobiological Theories of Stress and Coping - Implications of Allostasis and Allostatic Load For Health and Well-Being Across The LifespanChapter 3: Research Methods and Ethical Issues in Child Health Psychology The Laboratory/Experimental Research Setting Naturalistic Settings and Field Research Psychobiological Research Methods Measuring Health Outcome in Children Communication in Health Research with Children Ethical Issues Chapter 4: The Influence of Prenatal Exposure Outline of the Hpa-Placental Axis and Influence of Maternal Stress Psychobiological Influences of Prenatal Stress on Birth Outcome Psychobiological Influences of Prenatal Stress on Health During the Early YearsChapter 5: The Experience of Stress During Childhood The Experience of Stress in Healthy Children The Contribution of Temperament and Individual Differences Clinical Spectrum and Severe Stress Including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Family Environment and Intergenerational Transmission of Stress Communicating Stress The Longer Term Outlook and Opportunities For InterventionPART TWO: The Experience of Acute and Chronic Illness During ChildhoodChapter 6: The Experience of Acute Illness in Childhood Relevance of Illness Cognitions in Acute Illness Coping With Acute Illness Medical Procedures and Hospitalization In Acute IllnessChapter 7: The Experience of Chronic Illness in Childhood Relevance of Illness Cognitions in Chronic Illness Coping and Adaptation in Chronic Illness Medical Procedures and Hospitalization in Chronic IllnessChapter 8: Terminal Illness and Survivorship Issues Childhood Palliative Care The Challenge of Surviving Childhood IllnessChapter 9: The Experience of Pain in Childhood Coping with Pain in Childhood Pre Puberty and the Experience of Pain Dealing With Pain in AdolescenceChapter 10: The Experience of Parental Illness Coping and Adjustment to Parental Illness The Child as Carer Dealing With Issues of Death and DyingChapter 11: Future Child Health Summary of Health Risks and Resiliency Factors Promoting and Maintaining Health The Role of Health Psychology in Future Child Health Research
- ISBN: 978-1-84920-590-0
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 10/12/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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