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Positive psychology, stress and health: the best textbooks summarized

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  • Summary with the book: Capita Selecta in Clinical Psychology by Wessel and Aan het Rot - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Health Psychology by Taylor - 10th edition
  • Summary with the book: Introduction to Health Psychology of Morrison and Bennetth - 5th edition
  • Summary with the book: Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology of Custom edition UL - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature of Larsen a.o. - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions by Lovallo - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping by Sapolsky - 3rd edition

About Positive psychology, stress and health

  • Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to happiness, well-being, and resilience. Stress is a physiological and psychological response to challenging or demanding situations. Health refers to a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

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Summary of Capita Selecta in Clinical Psychology by Wessel and het Rot - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted?
  • Chapter 2 - What are the impacts and outcomes of illness?
  • Chapter 3 - What are the impacts and outcomes of illness from family and informal caregivers perspective?
  • Chapter 4 - What is clinical forensic psychology?
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Summary of Introduction to Health Psychology by Morrison and Bennett - 5th edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is health?
  • Chapter 2 - How do culture and social backgrounds influence health?
  • Chapter 3 - What are health-risk behaviors?
  • Chapter 4 - What does health protective behavior entail?
  • Chapter 5 - How can health behavior be explained?
  • Chapter 6 - What are the mechanisms and approaches behind changing behavior?
  • Chapter 7 - How can health problems be prevented?
  • Chapter 8 - What is the effect of health and illness on the human body?
  • Chapter 9 -  How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted?
  • Chapter 10 - How does intervention in health psychology take place?
  • Chapter 11 - How can stress affect health?
  • Chapter 12 - What are the moderators for stress and illness?
  • Chapter 13 - How can stress be managed?
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Summary of Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology - 1st Custom Edition LU - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 (Abnormal Psychology) - What does abnormality mean?
  • Chapter 2 (Abnormal Psychology) - Which theories and treatments of abnormality exist?
  • Chapter 3 (Abnormal Psychology) - How can you assess and diagnose abnormality?
  • Chapter 4 (Abnormal Psychology) - What anxiety disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 5 (Abnormal Psychology) - What types of somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 6 (Abnormal Psychology) - What is the relationship between mood disorders and suicide?
  • Chapter 7 (Abnormal Psychology) - What do the schizophrenic spectrum and related psychotic disorders look like?
  • Chapter 8 (Abnormal Psychology) - What personality disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 9 (Abnormal Psychology) - What eating disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 10 (Abnormal Psychology) - What does health psychology entail?
  • Chapter 11 (Personality
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Summary of Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature by Larsen a.o. - 3rd edition - Exclusive

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Summaries per chapter with the 3rd edition of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping by Sapolsky

Summaries per chapter with the 3rd edition of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping by Sapolsky

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