Health Psychology Department University of Alicante (Spain)-Sociedad Valenciana de Psicología Social

CARDIAC PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH Jaime Vila. University of Granada. Spain. INTRODUCTION. The idea that the heart plays an important role not only in biological functioning but also in psychological functioning is an old one. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher who probably had the greatest...

THE QUALITY OF HEALTH Marie Johnston^. University of St. Andrews Scotland INTRODUCTION A key issue for health psychology is the measurement of health and health outcomes. In both scientific research and applied practical branches of health psychology questions are asked about how factors such...