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Showing 1 to 20 of 364 for “"Health psychology"”.
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Health Psychology: applied Health Psychology within Health Promotion
… An experimental evaluation of a sexual health promotion DVD entitled, “Bedroom Business,” was undertaken to assess its capacity to change the cognitive antecedents of condom use. Bedroom Business is a 27 minute documentary featuring young people and health professionals discussing sexual …
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Health psychology in applied settings
Pain is an inevitable human experience. Despite its crucial role for survival, pain becomes problematic when it is enduring and when it impairs the individual’s quality of life. Living with pain on a day-to-day basis can be exhausting, especially when nothing seems to relieve the pain. The way …
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Portfolio of doctorate in health psychology
Introduction - The purpose of the research was to explore coping and relapse strategies used by pregnant and postpartum women to avoid smoking and to investigate the process of lapses and why this leads to relapse with pregnant and postpartum women. The purpose was to evaluate service delivery by …
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Edwards : 2019) : Obesity and uncontrolled eating from a health psychology perspective
… competencies for the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology. In the form of four case studies, one systematic review and a research thesis conducted over a period of two years, it shows my range of knowledge and skills gained within Health Psychology. Further to this, it demonstrates how I …
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology: Competence Assessments
… smoking is a primary contributing factor in health inequality (Raw, McNeill, & West, 1998). Current data suggests that smoking rates in England have fallen to their lowest rate in over eighty years (Brown & West, 2014). Despite the downwards trend in smoking prevalence, smoking remains the …
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Applying health psychology in an academic environment
Introduction. With an ageing population, the health and well-being of older adults is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. Subjective well-being refers to the way people evaluate the objective conditions of their life and is widely thought to consist of both affective and …
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Health psychology in brain injury rehabilitation services
… this portfolio was completed while working as a Health Psychologist in Training within a vocational rehabilitation service for adults with acquired brain injury All pieces of work were carried out within this setting expect for the consultancy unit which was carried out within a pilot service …
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Professional doctorate in health psychology thesis portfolio (Wehling : 2019)
… the five competencies that formulate the Health Psychology Professional Doctorate. The competencies are outlined by the British Psychological Society (BPS, 2009) and include the following: research via the completion of an original piece of research and a systematic review of existing …
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Palmer : 2020)
… handbook for the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology (edition 2015/2016) completed over a period of four and a half years. As I continue to develop into a dynamic and evidence-based clinician, teacher and researcher, I appreciate the opportunities I have had on the professional …
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Professional doctorate in health psychology : thesis portfolio (Whippey : 2018)
… competencies for the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology. In the form of four case studies, one systematic review and a research thesis conducted over a period of two years, it shows my range of knowledge and skills gained within Health Psychology. Both the portfolio and the competency …
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Thesis Portfolio for the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology
… breastfeeding in society in order to improve health outcomes.
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Applying Health Psychology to Clinical Services, Policy and Practice
… decision-making; mental capacity; intervention; psychology.
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The concept of conflict in health psychology: Person by situation measurement
… power of these conflict measures in predicting health outcomes. In particular, Emmons' (1986) Personal Strivings Matrix, which measures personal-striving incompatibilities, and Higgins, Klein, and Strauman's (1985) Selves Questionnaire, which measures discrepancies between actual, ideal, and …
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Health Psychology Principles in Behaviour Change Interventions – Insights from Practice and Research
… contextual and cultural influences on health behaviour (diet and physical activity) interplay in an everyday perspective. Data was collected using a qualitative approach. Methods applied consisted of contextual based observations and semi structured interviews with sixteen (n=16) bus …
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GATHERING A CONSENSUS VIEW OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY COMPETENCIES IN SINGAPORE: A DELPHI STUDY
… multiple needs such as individuals with multiple health conditions or clients affected by co-occurring physical and psychological ill-health. Since 2007, Singapore too, has begun to acknowledge the importance of integrated care through nationwide efforts. Integrated care is provided by a …
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The Application of Health Psychology to Smoking Cessation within a Deprived London Borough
… into areas of smoking behaviour, advice from health professionals, stop smoking services and negative perceptions of pregnant women who smoke. Midwives perceive a greater number of barriers than facilitators to providing stop smoking advice. Although many of these could be overcome by …
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The Application of Health Psychology in Public Health; Developing and Delivering Health Promotion and Behavioural Interventions
… were to focus on factors affecting smoking and health and to recognise and explore diversity among different groups of men. The overall aim was to gain a better understanding of men in their decision to continue or to stop smoking and the impact this may have on service provision. Seventeen …
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Health psychology: A portfolio of work and practice including: addiction; stigma and quality of life; and, visual impairment
… avoidance, abuse, and challenges when accessing health care providers. Conclusion: The impact of stigma and discrimination on the visually impaired person’s QoL are an area that deserves further attention as it has been ignored for too long. Limitations of this study should be considered in …
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Clarke : 2015) : Adolescents' views of the electronic cigarette: a new gateway to addiction?
… (e-cigarette) users (Action on Smoking and Health, 2014). Introduced to the UK in 2006, ecigarette use has grown rapidly from 700,000 users in 2012 (Kmietowicz, 2014). Given that smoking initiation begins for the most part during adolescence, it is debatable as to whether the e-cigarette …
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