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020			_a9789057021039
082			_a610.19 _bPET
100			_aPetrie, Keith J. _96470
245		0	_aPerceptions of Health & Illness : _bcurrent research and applications
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c1997
300			_a501p.
520			_aThe study of how individuals perceive and make sense of health and illness is a new and rapidly developing area in health psychology. The field has seen important recent theoretical developments and applications to a wide range of health threats and illnesses. The first section of this book examines the current theoretical and measurement issues in the field and includes issues related to illness perceptions across the lifespan, disability, and the assessment of illness perceptions in chronic illness. The second section addresses the role of illness perceptions in health screening and prevention and includes work on perceptions of genetic disease, cancer screening, and how individuals process health risk information. The third section is concerned with the application of the illness perceptions approach to patients with chronic illness and those undergoing treatment. Illnesses examined using this approach include chronic fatigue syndrome, breast cancer, diabetes, and myocardial infarction.
650			_aChronic diseases _96471
650			_aPersonal Hygiene _96472
650			_aHealth attitudes _96473
650			_aHealth Psychology _96474
650			_aHealth behavior _94094
700			_aWeinman, John _96475
942			_cBK
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