The psychology of appearance /
By: Rumsey, Nichola.
Contributor(s): Harcourt, Diana.
Series: Health psychology.Publisher: Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, 2005Description: xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0335212778 (hbk.); 9780335212774:; 033521276X (pbk.); 9780335212774 (hbk.); 9780335212767 (pbk.).Subject(s): Body image -- Research | Body, Human -- Social aspects -- Research | Body image -- Psychological aspects | Disfigured persons -- Psychology | Disfigured persons -- Research | Disfigured persons -- Rehabilitation | Body, Human -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 155.916072 Summary: In this text the authors offer a comprehensive summary and critical evaluation of research and understanding concerning the psychology of appearance, review current interventions in cases of visible disfigurement, and offer a vision of a comprehensive approach to support and intervention in the future.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Withdrawn | 155.916072 RUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0052231 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-225) and index.
In this text the authors offer a comprehensive summary and critical evaluation of research and understanding concerning the psychology of appearance, review current interventions in cases of visible disfigurement, and offer a vision of a comprehensive approach to support and intervention in the future.