Applied Topics in Health Psychology [Paperback]

This selection of in-depth, critical and comprehensive chapters on topical issues in applied health psychology features the work of key researchers and practitioners in the Australasian health system and deals with both theoretical and methodological aspects of the subject.

• The first health psychology text aimed specifically at regional postgraduate trainees
• Covers an array of topics and issues and focuses on applied aspects of clinical health and health promotion
• Includes both specialized topics and new frontiers of research
• Contextualizes health psychology teaching and learning for Australasian students

About the Editors ix

About the Contributors xi

Foreword xxiii

Preface xxv

Acknowledgments xxix

Part 1 Health Behavior Change and Enhancing Health Behaviors

1 Health Behavior Change Techniques 3
Helen Lindner and Laura Sciacchitano

2 Health Coaching: Facilitating Health Behavior Change for Chronic Condition Prevention and Self-Management 15
Janette Gale and Helen Skouteris

3 Physical Activity: An Evidence-Based Examination ofWhy, How Much, and How to Increase It 29
Paul O’Halloran

4 Distinguishing Between Positive and Negative Exercise Habits 44
J. Robert Grove, Ben Jackson, Jay-Lee Longbottom, and Nikola Medic

Part 2 Age, Gender, and Cultural Factors in Health

5 Promoting AgingWell: Psychological Contributions 57
Colette Browning, Chyrisse Heine, and Shane Thomas

6 Gender, Gender-Role Stereotypes, and Health lc