Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Examine the extent of smoking and understand its major health impacts
- Show an awareness of the explanations of smoking and the interventions available to help smokers quit
- Describe and discuss the misinformation campaign of the tobacco industry
- Describe and discuss the primary methods used to assist smokers to quit and describe the results of evaluation studies
- Describe and discuss the use and impact of electronic cigarettes