Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; Models of Health; A Social Psychological Perspective of Individual Behavior in Health and Illness; Attitudes and Behavior; Summary and Goals of Remaining Chapters; Notes; References; 2 ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; Symptom Prevalence in a Normal Population; Psychological Perspectives on Illness Behavior; Sociological Perspectives on Illness Behavior; Summary and Discussion; Notes; References; 3 UTILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES; Sickness and American Society; Stages of an Illness Episode; General Considerations
An OverviewPreliminary Considerations; CognitiveConsistency and Attitude Change; Functional Models of Attitude Change; Attitude Change Through Persuasive Communications; Group Influence and Attitude Change; Attempts to Change Health-Related Beliefs and Attitudes; Modifying Elements of the Health Belief Model; Communicator Similarity, Fear, and Health Practices; The Stanford Three-Community Study; The Future: Individual Health Behavior and Social Change; Summary; Conclusion; Notes; References; INDEX
