Health Psychology: The Science and the Field.

Taylor, Shelley E.

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ERIC Number: EJ401863

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Publication Date: 1990

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Health Psychology: The Science and the Field.

Taylor, Shelley E.

American Psychologist, v45 n1 p40-50 Jan 1990

Reviews scientific and professional trends in the field of health psychology. Discusses recent research on health promotion, psychological factors in the development of illness, cognitive representations of health and illness, stress and coping, social support, interventions to promote coping, and trends that will affect progress in the field. (Author/JS)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Coping, Diseases, Health, Health Activities, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Predictor Variables, Psychological Studies, Social Influences, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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