Abstract
Health Psychology, based on biopsychosocial approach, addresses the issues of individual, group and society's physical, social and mental health. Today, in Europe and the U.S., it has been defined as one of the branches of psychology. Also, it has started in positioning in Latvia. This paper discusses the necessity of establishing and development of the field and education of health psychology in Latvia, clarifies the meaning and the framework of the health psychology, as well as offers a description of the scope of specialists’ activity and the tendencies of research in this field.
| Translated title of the contribution | The reasons for the establishment of the Health psychology in Latvia |
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| Original language | Latvian |
| Pages (from-to) | 593-602 |
| Journal | Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2013 - Rezekne, Latvia Duration: 24 May 2013 → 25 May 2013 |
Keywords*
- Health psychology
- approaches in/divisions of health psychology (clinical, community, public, occupational)
- training in health psychology
Field of Science*
- 5.1 Psychology
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database