Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Health psychology in the context of biology, society and methodology -- Health psychology: an introduction -- The nervous, endocrine and immune systems and the principle of homeostasis -- Genetics, epigenetics and early life development -- Macro-social influences -- Social justice -- Culture and health -- An A-Z of research methods and issues relevant to health psychology -- Part 2. Theories, models and interventions for health behaviour change -- Theories, models and interventions for health behaviour change -- Sexual health -- Food, eating and obesity -- Alcohol and drinking -- Tobacco and smoking -- Physical activity and exercise -- Part 3. Health promotion and disease prevention -- Information, communication and health literacy -- Screening and immunization -- Health promotion -- Stress and disease prevention -- Part 4. Illness experience and health care -- Illness and personality -- Pain and pain control -- Cancer -- Coronary heart disease -- HIV infection and AIDS: the pinnacle of stigma and victim blaming -- Long-term conditions: diabetes and ME/CFS -- End-of-life care, dying and death.

In this book [the authors] take a holistic approach to health psychology, giving equal weight to the biological, psychological and social factors that impact health behaviour, culture and change.