| Description |
xvii, 555 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
An overview of psychology and health -- The body's physical systems -- Stress : its meaning, impact, and sources -- Stress, biopsychosocial factors, and illness -- Coping with and reducing stress -- Lifestyles and health : health-related behavior and health promotion -- Lifestyle factors and modification I : substance abuse -- Lifestyle factors and modification II : nutrition, weight control and diet, exercise, and safety -- Using health services -- In the hospital : the setting, procedures, and effects on patients -- The nature and symptoms of pain -- Managing and controlling clinical pain -- Living with serious and disabling chronic health problems -- Living with high-mortality illnesses and loss |
| Analysis |
Health Psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Clinical health psychology.
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Psychology.
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Attitude to Health.
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Behavioral Medicine.
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Biological Psychiatry.
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Health Behavior.
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Health Services.
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Life Style.
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Psychophysiology.
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| LC no. |
89039798 |
| ISBN |
0471524549 (Int. edition) |
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0471606065 |
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