Description

The study of psychological and behavioural processes in health, illness, and healthcare is known as health psychology. Its focus is on comprehending the roles that cultural, behavioural, and psychological factors play in physical health and illness. Direct psychological influences on health are possible. Understanding how biology, behaviour, and social context affect health and illness is at the heart of health psychology. Health psychologists do research, teach in universities, work on behaviour modification in public health promotion, and collaborate with other medical professionals in clinical settings. For instance, cumulative effects of environmental stressors influencing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis can be detrimental to health. The improvement of terminally ill patients' lives is another focus of health psychology. The provision of therapy treatments for the bereaved is another area of interest for health psychologists. Students and researchers will find the book's theoretical and conceptual contributions to the field of health highly useful, while the concepts and research problems it presents will undoubtedly spur scientists to perform heuristic functions.