Download or read book Psychology And Health Promotion written by Bennett, Paul and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out in clear and authoritative terms the role of psychological theory in health promotion. It adopts both structuralist and social regulation models of health and health promotion, considering the significance of psychological processes in each case. The authors examine how behaviour and the social environment may contribute to health status and how psychological processes may mediate the effect of environmental conditions.