Strengthening critical health psychology: A critical action orientation
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Hepworth, JulieKeywords
Action-orientationCritical health psychology
Mainstream health psychology
Public health
Reflexivity
17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
1701 Psychology
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The commentaries on my original article 'The Emergence of Critical Health Psychology: Can it Contribute to Promoting Public Health?' provided engaging views on what critical health psychology (CHP) actually is and does. Consideration of each commentary gave rise to numerous themes and generated my own further thoughts on CHP which I frame as five key areas of a continuing dialogue: (1) reflexivity and CHP; (2) health psychology: pluralist or not? (3) CHP as a moral project; (4) social action and change; and (5) strengthening critical approaches to health. Throughout I highlight concepts and issues that are integral to the capacity of CHP to create a shift towards a reinvigorated action-orientated agenda.Date
2006-05-01Type
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