| Description |
xx, 579 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 14. Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and AIDS: Causes, Management, and Coping -- Pt. VII. Looking to the Future. Ch. 15. What's Ahead for Health Psychology? |
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Pt. I. An Introduction: Basic Issues and Processes. Ch. 1. An Overview of Psychology and Health. Ch. 2. The Body's Physical Systems -- Pt. II. Stress, Illness, and Coping. Ch. 3. Stress - Its Meaning, Impact, and Sources. Ch. 4. Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness. Ch. 5. Coping with and Reducing Stress -- Pt. III. Lifestyles to Enhance Health and Prevent Illness. Ch. 6. Health-Related Behavior and Health Promotion. Ch. 7. Reducing Substance Use and Abuse. Ch. 8. Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise, and Safety -- Pt. IV. Becoming Ill and Getting Medical Treatment. Ch. 9. Using Health Services. Ch. 10. In the Hospital: The Setting, Procedures, and Effects on Patients -- Pt. V. Physical Symptoms: Pain and Discomfort. Ch. 11. The Nature and Symptoms of Pain. Ch. 12. Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain -- Pt. VI. Chronic and Life-Threatening Health Problems. Ch. 13. Serious and Disabling Chronic Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping |
| Summary |
Edward Sarafino's best-selling health psychology text draws from the current research and theories of many disciplines to describe how psychology and health are interconnected using the biopsychosocial model to synthesize all the information together into a straightforward text. While maintaining the widely praised organization and pedagogy of earlier editions, the author updated each chapter. Some of the many topics which have been expanded include the following: the coverage of age, gender, and sociocultural differences in health and health promotion, AIDS prevention, psychoneuroimmunology, and methods of coping |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [474]-539) and index |
| Subject |
Clinical health psychology.
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Behavioral Medicine.
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Attitude to Health.
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Health Behavior.
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| LC no. |
97020461 |
| ISBN |
047116917X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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