TY - GEN
T1 - Veselības psiholoģijas izveides pamatojums Latvijā
AU - Martinsone, Kristine
AU - Freimane, Gunta
AU - Mihailova, Sandra
AU - Mihailovs, Jānis Ivans
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Health psychology
KW - approaches in/divisions of health psychology (clinical, community, public, occupational)
KW - training in health psychology
M3 - Conference contribution
VL - 2
T3 - Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība
SP - 593
EP - 602
BT - Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība = Society. Integration. Education
PB - Rēzeknes Augstskola
CY - Rēzekne
T2 - International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2013
Y2 - 24 May 2013 through 25 May 2013
ER -
