TY - BOOK AU - Keith J. Petrie AU - Petrie,Keith J. AU - Weinman,John TI - Perceptions of health and illness: current research and applications SN - 905702103X (softcover) U1 - 610.1 20 PY - 1997/// CY - Australia PB - Harwood Academic Publishers KW - Medicine and psychology KW - Sick KW - Psychology KW - Attitude to Health KW - Disease KW - psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Perceptions of health and illness / John A. Weinman & Keith J. Petrie -- Illness representations : theoretical foundations / Howard Leventhal, [et. al.] -- Children's perceptions of health and illness / Christine Eiser & Sheryl J. Kopel -- Are there differences in perceptions of illness across the lifespan? / Elaine A. Leventhal & Melissa Crouch -- Measurement of illness perceptions in patients with chronic somatic illnesses : a review / Margreet Scharloo & Adrian Kaptein -- Representations of medication and treatment : advances in theory and measurement / Robert Horne --Representations of disability / Marie Johnston -- Cognitive representations and preventative health behaviour : a review / Charles Abraham & Paschal Sheeran -- Illness representations after the human genome project : the perceived role of genes in causing illness / Theresa M. Marteau & Vicky Senior -- Processing risk factor information : defensive biases in health-related judgments and memory / Robert T. Croyle, Yi-Chun Sun & Marybeth Hart -- Screening for cancer : illness perceptions and illness worry / Linda D. Cameron -- Illness representations and the self-management of diabetes / Sarah E. Hampson -- Self regulation and psycho-educational interventions for rheumatic disease / Theo J. Pimm -- Illness representations and breast cancer : coping with radiation and chemotherapy / Deanna L. Buick -- The role of illness cognitions and coping in the aetiology and maintenance of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) / Rona Moss-Morris -- Illness representations and recovery from myocardial infarction / Keith J. Petrie & John A. Weinman -- Virtual narratives : illness representations in online support groups / Kathryn P. Davison & James W. Pennebaker UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/99526576-d.html ER -