Psychology builds a healthy world opportunities for research and practice

• Other Authors: Rozensky, Ronald H. (Editor), Johnson, Norine G. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychological Association 2004
• Edition: First edition
• Subjects: Psychology, Clinical; Behavioral Medicine; Global Health; Primary Prevention
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This work covers the domain of psychological health from the family, to the workplace, to the community. It highlights the ways in which psychologists can help build healthy families, healthy communities, and healthy workplaces. Contributors examine medical and behavioural health activities to preve...

Table of Contents:

• Real boys, real girls, real parents : preventing violence through family connection / William S. Pollack
• Psychologists promote biospsychosocial health for families / Susan H. McDaniel, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, and Samuel F. Sears
• Family health through injury and violence prevention at home / Michael C. Roberts ... [et al.]
• Gender, stress, and health / Annette L. Stanton and Will Courtenay
• Healthy sexuality for all : the role of psychology / Susan Pick
• Psychological approaches to community health : community health psychology / Victor de la Cancela ... [et al.]
• Using psychology for injury and violence prevention in the community / David A. Sleet ... [et al.]
• Working together : balancing head and heart / James Campbell Quick ... [et al.]
• Four dimensions of healthy work : stress, work-family relations, violence prevention, and relationships at work / James Campbell Quick ... [et al.]
• Ensuring healthy working lives / Dorothy W. Cantor, Thomas E. Boyce, and Rena L. Repetti
• Afterword : future directions for psychology and health / Norine G. Johnson.